Andrew Millard
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Professor of Archaeology, Durham University|Christian|Archaeological Scientist|Genealogist|Chair http://genuki.org.uk|All views my own
They do point out that their methods recover damaged aDNA and will probably not pick up currently active bacteria, so we can't really say whether any of the species are active or not.
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
They do point out that their methods recover damaged aDNA and will probably not pick up currently active bacteria, so we can't really say whether any of the species are active or not.
Reposted by Andrew Millard
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Confounding fuels misinterpretation in human genetics | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The scientific literature has seen a resurgence of interest in genetic influences
on human behaviour and socioeconomic outcomes. Such studies face the central difficulty
of distinguishing possible cau...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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