Understanding the evolutionary consequences of anthropogenic change is imperative for
estimating long‐term species resilience. While contemporary genomic data can provide us …

The integration of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) technology into forensic casework
has been of particular benefit to the identification of unknown military service members …

This review explains the strategies behind genomics, proteomics, metabolomics,
metallomics and isotopolomics approaches and their applicability to written artefacts. The …

Whole genome characterizations of crop plants based on ancient DNA have provided
unique keys for a better understanding of the evolutionary origins of modern cultivars, the …

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 …

The use of hybridization capture has enabled a massive upscaling in sample sizes for
ancient DNA studies, allowing the analysis of hundreds of skeletal remains or sediments in …

Many avian species endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand were driven to extinction or reduced
to relict populations following successive waves of human arrival, due to hunting, habitat …

Historical genomes can provide important insights into recent genomic changes in horses,
especially the development of modern breeds. In this study, we characterized 8.7 million …

The subterranean ecosystem exerts strong selection pressures on the organisms that thrive
in it. In response, obligate cave-dwellers have developed a series of morphological …

Ancient DNA preserved in the dental pulp offers the opportunity to characterize the genome
of some of the deadliest pathogens in human history. However, while DNA capture …