A #methods paper for #MetagenomicsMonday! 🦠🧬💻 This new primer and #protocol provides practical guidance for assembling and validating #ancient #microbial #genomes. It introduces dedicated #aDNA support in #nf-core/mag. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #SPAAM #Metagenomics #Bioinformatics

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📢 8th HAAM-Radio Webinar and Workshop! 🗣️⚒️ 🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson 📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt #Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics

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Before the Inca, dogs were already in South America.The oldest remains? The Valdivia culture in Ecuador: 5,000 years ago. But how did dogs get there, and what did they represent? A thread that rewrites the history of our oldest companion. #dogs #stem #AncientHistory #ancientdna

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New preprint out by PhD student @madshartmann.bsky.social 🥳 We present SCAR, the perfect tool for assessing the impact of #ancientDNA damage on analyses Validation tests show how damage massively impacts heterozygosity estimates 😨 Check it out here www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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📣The yearly HAAM election is open! 🏃‍♂️We have 5 candidates running for 4 positions in the Steering Committee! 👥 Get to know the candidates here: shorturl.at/K8snh 🗳️ Vote by 10 Oct 2026 at 23:59 here: shorturl.at/7zIui 📃 Learn more about our election system here: shorturl.at/BSyfV

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