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The amount and quality of the abstracts we've received have completely blown us away! More than 300 abstracts from researchers at all levels and from 33 countries.

We will communicate the selected talks and open registration soon 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

#ICP2026 will be UNMISSABLE 😍💪

Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes - Nature The genomes of 28 ancient southern African individuals dated to between 10,200 and 150 years before present offer insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens.

Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published!
We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes.
Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Aerial image of Riddarholmen, a small island part of Gamla Stan, the historical centre of Stockholm.

ICP2026 flyer

LAST CALL ☎️

Abstract submission for #ICP2026 closes on November 30th❗

Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your exciting ancient DNA research next summer 🦴🦣🐕👨‍🔬🧬

Abstract submission and more info here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

We are looking forward to welcoming you to beautiful Stockholm!

During the earliest stages of domestication, dogs in archaeological sites would be indistinguishable from wolves.

Unless you find them on a small island where no wolves would survive on their own, eating things wolves normally don’t eat.

Such as here:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We are recruiting!

If you like evolutionary biology, microbial genomics, and host-pathogen interactions we have a PhD opening at @ugiatucl.bsky.social using population-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials.

Maybe a great grey owl?

🚨 Reminder to send in your abstracts for the palaeogenomics conference in Stockholm! 🧬🦠🐕💃🏼

If your results are still preliminary, my tip is to keep the abstract broad rather than skip submitting altogether 😉

See the post below for the price estimate and looking forward to seeing you there 🥳! #aDNA

⏰ The clock is ticking❗

LESS THAN 10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstracts (30th Nov).

Do it here👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/

Many of you are asking for the registration fees 💸. We are still working out the details, but we estimate 400-500€ for regular attendees and 300-400€ for students.

Paleogenomics Reveals a Loss of Bovine Lineages in Mid-latitude Asia Over the Last 200,000 Years Abstract. Bovines have a complex yet poorly understood evolutionary history that is characterized by admixture and diversity loss during the Late Pleistoce

Our manuscript on bovine deep-time paleogenomics at Denisova Cave and in the broader mid-latitude Asia is online! doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... 🦬🦴🧬

Main findings in the 🧵 below ⬇️

@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @genomebiolevol.bsky.social #aDNA

Briefly, we identified three extinct mitochondrial bovine lineages in mid-latitude Asia: aurochs basal to haplogroup C, bison clade X, and a previously unknown yak-like clade X sister to all known yak diversity.

This yak X mitochondrial lineage diverged around 675,000 years ago from modern yak!

Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…

A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...

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Video of woolly mammoth leg discovered in the Siberian permafrost!

Researchers from #CpgSthlm and SciLifeLab have now, for the first time ever, identified signatures of gene activity in frozen mammoth remains!

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Meet our plenary speakers 💁‍♂️

JOHANNES KRAUSE (eva.mpg.de)

Johannes' research has made major contributions to our understanding of human pathogens, hominin evolution, and the peopling of Europe.

Conference info 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

⚠️ Abstract submission open! (deadline 30th Nov) ⚠️

🦣🧬🦣🤯💥We are pleased to share our new paper about ancient RNA expression profiles from the Woolly Mammoth, now published in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:

The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth: “gives us a completely different picture” The timespan of when RNA is possible to extract is now pushed back by tens of thousands of years, with researchers now hoping to spark a RNA revolution, after sequencing a woolly mammoth preserved in ...

We met with the “RNA guy” of the study, @marcfriedlander.bsky.social, who teamed up with @lovedalen.bsky.social (@stockholm-uni.bsky.social/@cpgsthlm.bsky.social) & @marmole6.bsky.social (@ucph.bsky.social) 🧪⚒️

Feature article here ↓ 🖥️ 🧬
www.scilifelab.se/news/worlds-...

✅ RNA?

✅ Ancient RNA?

✅ Ancient RNA from woolly mammoth!

#FossilFriday 🦣 🧪

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus) Humans have relied on animal fur for centuries, yet fur farming only began recently during the mid-19th Century. Little is known about this incipient domestication or the genomic processes involved. ...

New study on arctic fox genomics shows strong effects of fur farming: reduced diversity, inbreeding, and coastal origins linked to Icelandic foxes. A reminder that domestication leaves deep genetic footprints.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/mec.70166

Christina Warinner posing for a picture.

ICO2026 info flyer

Meet our plenary speakers 💁‍♂️

CHRISTINA WARINNER (@harvard.edu)

@christinawarinner.bsky.social investigates ancient microbiomes to reveal insights into the diets and health of past human populations.

Conference info 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

⚠️ Abstract submission open! (deadline 30th Nov) ⚠️

Professor Ian Barnes casually poses for a picture

ICP2026 flyer

Meet our plenary speakers 💁‍♂️

IAN BARNES, Professor at
@nhm-london.bsky.social

Ian is a pioneer in the use of #ancientDNA to investigate evolution and extinction in Late Pleistocene mammals and other wild fauna.

Full info👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

⚠️Abstract submission open! (deadline 30th Nov)

PAG 2026 Abstract Submission: Ancient DNA, Domestication Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, Wildlife Genomics, One Health Hologenomics ****DEADLINE: OCTOBER 12, 2025**** This is the abstract submission form for the following PAG 33 workshops: Paleogenomics and Degraded DNA Domestication Genomics Comparative Genomics of Animals Wildl...

Interested in giving a talk at PAG 2026 in the Wildlife Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, OneHealth, Ancient DNA, or Domestication Genomics sessions? We are extending our abstract submission by a few days. We'd love to hear from you! Submit here and please repost! forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...

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Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!

June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.

Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!

Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/

Deadline: Nov 30th

The sessions are co-organised by:

@gregerlarson.bsky.social
@elliecat.bsky.social
@mishaploid.bsky.social
@makenziemabryphd.bsky.social
@johnneddermeyer.bsky.social
@frozen-zoo.bsky.social
@undeaddandy.bsky.social

&
Jennifer Meadows
Evangelos Dimopoulos

Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego?

Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.

To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...

Small Bugs, Big Data: Metagenomics for Arthropod Biodiversity Monitoring We used metagenomic sequencing of 40 bulk arthropod samples collected across Sweden to classify taxa and compare results with metabarcoding from the same samples. While metabarcoding was more sensiti...

Our new study is out!

We analysed 40 Malaise trap samples collected across Sweden by the Insect Biome Atlas project using #metabarcoding and #metagenomics

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@cpgsthlm.bsky.social @tvdvalk.bsky.social

One week left to apply for our postdoc position on Deep-Time Small Rodent Palaeogenomics!

This is a 2-year full-time position that includes Swedish employment benefits, as well as funding for research expenses and work-related travel.

More info and application link:
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Highly recommended! Hanna’s team is doing ground-breaking research, Stockholm is a lovely city, and a Swedish PhD position is very attractive - an actual job with paid holidays, sick leave, parental leave and pension rights.

Well done and very much deserved!

After a long and frustrating discussion with the Cell Press ”help”-desk, led by Ben and Tom, the paper is finally made open access (in line with what we had requested and expected from the beginning) 😅

The world's oldest bacterial DNA found in a million-year-old mammoth!

New results from researchers at #CpgSthlm published in Cell!

Paper:
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...