New study on mammoths from Upper Paleolithic Kraków Spadzista, Langmannersdorf & Dolní Věstonice compared w/ non-anthropogenic contexts to learn about people who relied on them 🧬 Great coverage (in Polish!) www.national-geographic.pl/historia/kra... Article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Zaskakujące wyniki DNA. Nasi przodkowie wybierali samice mamutów

Jak polowali ludzie w epoce lodowcowej? Najnowsze badania genetyczne setek mamutów przynoszą zaskakującą odpowiedź. W miejscach obozowisk ludzkich przeważają szczątki samic. Ważną rolę w tych wnioskac...

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Check out our study combining Euryapteryx moa mtDNA and morphometrics to understand drivers of population structure in this once great bird

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society@biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Moa a thing or two about extinct species? Using ancient mitochondrial genetics & morphometric analyses of moa leg bones, the species diversity & variation of this once great bird were investigated, revealing the role of climate change on populations! 🌍🧪👇

Baird's beaked whales varying in color and body size were suggested to be unique forms as early as the 1950s. After several decades and investigations into these deep diving, elusive whales, Sato's beaked whale was formally recognized as a separate species in 2019.

I am recruiting a PhD student (fully funded, 4yrs) to analyze modern 🧬 and ancient 🦴 genomic data from humans and domestic animals 🐑 Please share, I am happy to chat at #ICP2026 or #SMBE2026 this summer www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

🧬This deer has been cooking for awhile! 🍖🦌🧑‍🍳 We generated the first nuclear palaeogenomes for the extinct giant deer Megaloceros - arguably the biggest deer ever with antlers spanning up to ~3.5 m Including one to ~50x! Check out the preprint here www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵below

Check out this great post by @smilodontology.bsky.social on our recent paper using bowhead whale genomics and ecological modelling 🐋🐋🧬🧬

Dr Nicholas Freymueller@smilodontology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🐋🧬 WHALE GENOMICS PAPER ALERT!!! 🧬🐋 Our new paper, co-led by @mick2474.bsky.social and myself, is now published #OpenAccess in Molecular Ecology! Our interdisciplinary approach reveals the genomic structure/diversity of #bowhead #whales across their circumpolar #Arctic range. Details below 👇 1/🐋

Now the paper entitled 'Tracing the Drivers of Range-Wide Bowhead Whale Genomic Structure and Diversity' by Westbury et al. has been published in Molecular Ecology. You can find it at: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Enjoy the reading !!! #bowheadwhales #marinemammals @mick2474.bsky.social

🚨PhD opportunity! Study brown bears in the Balkans using ancient DNA 🧬🐻 Interested in paleogenomics & conservation? Apply! @lpcg.bsky.social 🔗 Details here: www.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/u... #PhD #AncientDNA #Paleogenomics #ConservationGenomics #WildlifeConservation

Want to do a PhD @universityofotago.bsky.social on climate impacts on #NZ vertebrates w/ Michael Knapp, @plubbe.bsky.social, @atennyson.bsky.social & me? Comes w/ fully funded scholarship & will investigate climate extinction risks using genomics & niche modelling evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

🚨 Postdoc in conservation genomics & experimental evolution (Copenhagen) Join us explore questions on gene editing for biodiversity conservation 🔬 Required: exp in experimental evolution (ideally C. elegans) 📅 1-year pos ⏰ Dline: April 6 employment.ku.dk/faculty?show... @hologenomics.bsky.social

Postdoctoral position in conservation genomics and experimental evolution at Hologenomics Section, Globe Institute

The Hologenomics Section, Globe Institute, University at Copenhagen, is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our team. This position is part of the research project “Back from the Brink: experimental de-extinction in a model-organism to restore lost diversity”, funded under the Villum Experiment Programme. The project explores the potential of gene editing technologies for conservation using an experimental setting, the risks and consequences for the management of genetically vulnerable populations. Duration: one year.

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The evolutionary shadows of whaling

The evolutionary shadows of whaling

Bowhead whales were nearly wiped out by commercial whaling, but they are now generally recovering. A new study by Westbury et al. examines the impact of whaling on the genetic diversity of the…

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🐳🧬8 years in the making! 🐳🧬 Our new paper in Cell explores how bowhead whales responded to past climate change - and how commercial whaling reshaped their future. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... #aDNA #PopGen

The @scilifelab.se Ancient DNA Unit is recruiting a (permanent) Research Engineer for planning user projects and generating #aDNA 🧬 data: Application deadline: March 25th 🧪🏺 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Finally published! We first uploaded this preprint in 2022 but dropped it after frustrating reviews. It was well received and cited, motivating us to revisit it. We added new content, including simulations and a proof-of-concept genomic green status assessment. #consgen #popgen #PopulationGenomics

The American Genetic Association@theaga.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This recently-accepted study highlights the critical need to incorporate genomic erosion—the loss of genetic diversity, accumulation of harmful mutations, maladaptation, and introgression—into conservation assessments. 1/3

@jochenwolflab.bsky.social Where do potentially harmful mutations accumulate? We have an answer in birds. Congratulations Fidel for wonderful paper! doi.org/10.1093/gene...

Determinants of mutation load in birds

Abstract. Many mutations have detrimental effects. The mutation load in a population depends on the efficacy of purifying selection in removing deleterious

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My Section at DTU is hiring an Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence Bioinformatics - do you know anyone who could be our new colleague? tinyurl.com/y6w5xmbe

SMBE2026 Symposium L03 | Beyond limits: unlocking the potential of ancient animal genomics 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

I've slowly been reformatting notes from my population and conservation genetics course at Montana State University into a web book—a rough draft is now live here: elinck.org/popgen_conge...

New fully funded PhD! 🦛🦴 Explore the "Hippo & Hyena Haven" of MIS5e Britain w/ @whatkatiedigs.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social. Use isotope analysis & proteomics to study this unique Ice Age ecosystem. Apply by Jan 14: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🦙🧬Pleased to present our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧬🦙 Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile). We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago. Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl #aDNA #popgen Thread below🧵 Reposts appreciated :)

Ancient Andean societies relied on now-extinct lineages of camelids for resources such as food and transport, according to a genetic analysis in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/48WhPbA 🏺 🧬 🧪

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...

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…

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Our Q&A article on inbreeding for conservation is out in BMC Biology! We discuss some important key concepts related to inbreeding in the light of new genomic tools and what it means for conservation when we want to improve species survival. #consgen bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Q&A: inbreeding and its implications for conservation - BMC Biology

Inbreeding depression plays a role in the decline, endangerment, and extinction of small populations, and thus inbreeding has received much attention in conservation biology. The term inbreeding is us...

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Deadline for this PhD position is coming on Friday. Please apply and/or share

Mick Westbury@mick2474.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🦣🍖🧬 Fully funded 3-yr PhD in palaeogenomics & bioinformatics! Help me push non-model palaeogenomes beyond their limits @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPhD Reposts appreciated 😁

Only one week left to apply

Mick Westbury@mick2474.bsky.social · 11mo ago

☠️🧬 2-yr Postdoc in in Genomic Simulations and Extinction Risk Modelling! Let's figure out the Genomic signs of Extinction @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPD Reposts appreciated 😁

Happy to share the latest publication from our labs on the Apennine brown bear, a relict population not far from Rome, Italy. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504409122 Thanks to great co-auths, we moved beyond our "genomic" comfort zone incl. cellular experiments and molecular dynamics simulations.

A fixed mutation in the respiratory complex I impairs mitochondrial bioenergetics in the endangered Apennine brown bear | PNAS

Effective conservation genomics of endangered species requires realistic understanding of the fitness consequences caused by the accumulation of de...

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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

Excited to share our new paper in @GeneticsGSA ! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper! Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene... A thread 🧵👇

Chimeric Reference Panels for Genomic Imputation

Abstract. Despite transformative advances in genomic technologies, missing data remains a fundamental constraint that limits the full potential of genomic

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I have funding for a 2-year dry-lab postdoc to join our team @humanevouu.bsky.social 🧪 (Deadline Oct 21st) The project will utilize modern and #aDNA data from humans and sheep to study environmental adaptation (including method development and simulations). Please share! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

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☠️🧬 2-yr Postdoc in in Genomic Simulations and Extinction Risk Modelling! Let's figure out the Genomic signs of Extinction @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPD Reposts appreciated 😁