Treponemal diseases might have been with us much longer than previously thought! In our recent study, we used ancient DNA to reconstruct a 5,500-year-old ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฎ genome, revealing a previously unknown divergent subspecies.
You can check it out here:
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I am thrilled to share that we made it to the @science.org cover!!! ๐ฑ๐งฌ What a journey with this amazing team @felix-erc.bsky.social !!
Thanks to all the collaborators for making it possible!
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After a four-year journey, my PhD work is out in @science.org
Endless gratitude to the amazing @felix-erc.bsky.social team, all coauthors and collaborators, and my loved ones. Without you all this couldn't be real! ๐๐ฑโจ
@erc.europa.eu @nationalgeographic.bsky.social
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Cover of the vol. 390, issue nยฐ6776 of Science (AAAS) featuring a shorthair domestic cat.
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๐โโฌ๐ The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2,000 years ago ๐โโฌ๐
Our article provides novel evidence suggesting new hypotheses about the history of domestic cats!๐งฌ
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What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs?
Can I interest you in some cats?
Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?
As you wish!
Science
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Cell Genomics
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A shorthair domestic cat gazes upward.
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanityโs most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S