Greger Larson

So it turns out that "small-island populations can provide long-term insurance against human-driven extinction". And as a result, "conservation efforts should prioritize habitat management over translocations". Super fun new paper from Aninta et al.!

www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....

Dogs? Dogs dogs dogs.

South American dogs? Ancient South American dogs?

Lots and lots of Ancient South American Dogs!

Huge effort by so many great people!
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YouTube video by Greger Larson MFaDNA

Then, Greger and Beth performed an original song entitled:

MFaDNA
youtu.be/Z62RTsgpHc4

YouTube video by Greger Larson You Work in Ancient DNA

Greger Larson and Beth Shapiro were asked to roast the field of ancient DNA at a conference in Stockholm on May 29, 2025.

First, a spoken work guide to help you know if you work in the field.

youtu.be/zSwmq0DUa8U

Uh oh. What's this? Two unabashed extroverts given guitars and a remit to roast the field of ancient DNA? Sounds like trouble. One can only hope that if there is video footage, the people responsible have the good sense not to upload it for public viewing. No one wants to see this!

Wolf to woof: Did we make dogs? - ABC listen The relationship between humans and big scary wolves has come a long way to give us tiny fluffy lap dogs with very discerning tastes in expensive food. Whose idea was it? Was it the wolves who wanted...

Dogs. Dogs, dogs, dogs, dogs, dogs. Dogs? Dogs!

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You know what the world absolutely does not need? Yet another definition for domestication. Get over yourselves people. C'mon!

Ok, maybe just one more. So much fun working with @elinork.bsky.social, Kathryn and Robin. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

It’s here! Find out what we’ve been up to for the last 4 years #archaeology #earlymodern #shakespeare #boxofficebears

BBC Radio 4 - Why Do We Do That?, Series 2, 4. Why do we love dogs? Ella Al-Shamahi asks why do we love dogs?

More dog chat! Ella Al-Shamahi and I had a blast chatting about dogs and evolution and love and lots more. Enjoy our episode of the Why Do We Do That podcast on Radio 4 BBC sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... And the director's cut here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

What About... Artificial Selection w/Greger Larson Danny and Jason put their best traits forward in a conversation with evolutionary geneticist Greger Larson on the topic of ARTIFICIAL SELECTION.

It is impossible to get tired of talking about dogs and domestication. What a thrill to chat with Danny Nucci and Jason Burns on their What About... podcast. Enjoy all the serious silliness here:
thewhataboutpodcast.com/2025/02/13/w...

Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos Ancient haplotypes maintained via maternal inheritance govern female-limited color polymorphism in two cuckoo sister taxa.

Evolution and cuckoos! So fun!
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Good day for zombies! Braaiiiinnnsssss!
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Who loves ancient DNA and domestication? We do we do! Congrats to Lachie Scarsbrook on this super fun review. Lots more to come! doi.org/10.1016/B978...