Our new paper is out. Fecal #proteomics revealed one of the longest breastfeeding periods among mammals in wild #orangutans, as well as the possible associated health benefits. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

I have started a new lab at the Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University, on April 1. www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/

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The Japanese Archipelago sheltered cave lions, not tigers, during the Late Pleistocene doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Our new paper is out. Kalinzu Forest Reserve in Uganda has been added to the list of wild chimpanzee populations with stable isotope analysis. doi.org/10.1002/ajp....

The Python script reported in Mackie et al. 2018 (Angew Chem Int 57:736–7374) for calculating N and Q deamidation rates from proteomic results has now been ported to the R environment. GitHub github.com/tsutatsuta/r... Zenodo doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Actually, my legal surname was no longer Tsutaya, due to this outdated law in Japan. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Japan requires name change after marriage — with big effects on female scientists

Survey finds law requiring married couples to share the same family name causes havoc for researchers.

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Amazed at the molecular investigations of the Harbin cranium. These are important results that further clarify the distribution and morphology of Denisovans. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... doi.org/10.1126/scie... I have provided my comments for an interview with Nature magazine. doi.org/10.1038/d415...

First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like

Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.

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Hello, Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.

Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability in southern African Paranthropus

Paranthropus robustus is a morphologically well-documented Early Pleistocene hominin species from southern Africa with no genetic evidence reported so far. In this work, we describe the mass spectrome...

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Researchers' voices from Taiwan on the newly identified Denisovan mandible from Taiwan. smctw.tw/18409/

Expert reaction to study confirming Denisovan fossil in Taiwan from the journal Science - 台灣科技媒體中心

Expert reaction to study confirming Denisovan fossil in Taiwan from the journal Science.

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Our paper on the #palaeoproteomic identification of a male Denisovan mandible from Taiwan is out in @science.org ! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan

Denisovans are an extinct hominin group defined by ancient genomes of Middle to Late Pleistocene fossils from southern Siberia. Although genomic evidence suggests their widespread distribution through...

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Thank you, Frido! It was a really nice experience for me, and I enjoyed working with wonderful colleagues in Copenhagen. This research would not have been possible without the contributions of everyone involved.

Frido Welker@fridowelker.bsky.social · last yr.

Incredibly proud that our paper on the #palaeoproteomics analysis of the Penghu mandible, led by @tsutatsuta.bsky.social and in collaboration with Chun-Hsiang Chang, Enrico Cappellini and co, is out now in @science.org! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Visited GSSP of Chibanian in this winter holiday

Our paper was out in PEPS. Using compound-specific stable #isotope analysis of amino acids, we quantitatively demonstrated subtle differences in faunivory in four sympatric civet species in Borneo. doi.org/10.1186/s406...

Dietary partitioning in sympatric Paradoxurinae civets in Borneo suggested by compound-specific nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

We applied stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analyses to understand the faunivory of the four sympatric wild Paradoxurinae civet species in Borneo, which share similar ecological characteristics. We...

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Co-authored paper was published. We applied sequential stable #isotope analysis to brown bear femurs to identify a tamed juvenile for the bear cult in Ainu. doi.org/10.1007/s125...

Retrospective isotope analysis of ancient remains to distinguish between tamed and wild animals - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

The origin and process of the domestication of wild animals have long fascinated scientists. However, there are no reliable methods to distinguish between tamed and wild animals. Here, we present a ne...

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