Major advances over the past decade in the field of ancient DNA are providing access to past paleogenomic diversity, but the diverse functions and biosynthetic capabilities of this …
Natural and human-induced environmental changes deeply affected terrestrial ecosystems throughout the Holocene. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions provide information about the …
Sedimentary DNA-based studies revealed the effects of human activity on lake cyanobacteria communities over the last centuries, yet we continue to lack information over …
E Kırdök, N Kashuba, H Damlien, MA Manninen… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Prehistoric chewed pitch has proven to be a useful source of ancient DNA, both from humans and their microbiomes. Here we present the metagenomic analysis of three pieces …
PA de Jonge, BJH van den Born… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Viruses are core components of the human microbiome, impacting health through interactions with gut bacteria and the immune system. Most human microbiome viruses are …
Like modern metagenomics, ancient metagenomics is a highly data-rich discipline, with the added challenge that the DNA of interest is degraded and, depending on the sample type, in …
Sedimentary ancient DNA (seda DNA) offers a novel retrospective approach to reconstructing the history of marine ecosystems over geological timescales. Until now, the …
Motivation Under favourable conditions DNA molecules can persist for hundreds of thousands of years. Such genetic remains make up invaluable resources to study past …
L Nishimura, N Fujito, R Sugimoto, I Inoue - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 outbreak has reminded us of the importance of viral evolutionary studies as regards comprehending complex viral evolution and preventing future pandemics. A unique …