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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 2d

What affects aDNA recovery from dental calculus? 🦷📊 In 32 mammal species, library success (~74%) was possibly shaped by host diet. #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 9d

Interested in the past of reef organisms and ecosystems? 🪸 Sign up for the 2026 International Coral Reef Symposium that will take place in Auckland, NZ. The abstract submissions are open until December. #aDNA #SPAAM #ecosystems #reef #coral #symposium

SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 9d

What lived in Arctic Norway ~80,000 years ago? ❄️🦌 Ancient sediments from a cave reveal 46 taxa of mammals, birds & fish — a unique cold-adapted coastal ecosystem. #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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A 75,000-y-old Scandinavian Arctic cave deposit reveals past faunal diversity and paleoenvironment | PNAS

During the last glacial period (~118 to 11.7 ka), the Arctic has been characterized by a major redistribution of flora and fauna as a consequence o...

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 16d

Did prehistoric sheep carry plague? 🐑🦠 A 3rd-millennium BCE Yersinia pestis genome from domesticated sheep links livestock to human infections in prehistory. #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage

Most human pathogens are of zoonotic origin. Many emerged during prehistory, coinciding with domestication providing more opportunities for spillover …

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · 23d

What can a million-year-old mammoth teach us about microbes? 🦠 From pathogens to commensals, this new study reconstructs the oldest known host-associated microbial DNA. #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA
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Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains

Ancient genomic studies have extensively explored human-microbial interactions, yet research on non-human animals remains limited. In this study, we a…

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Sep 8

#MetagenomicsMonday A new study shares 174 archaeological dental calculus metagenomes from across the UK, spanning multiple periods. With rich metadata and rigorous quality control, the dataset opens new doors to exploring ancient microbiome through time.
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An extensive archaeological dental calculus dataset spanning 5000 years for ancient human oral microbiome research

Archaeological dental calculus can provide detailed insights into the ancient human oral microbiome. We offer a multi-period, multi-site, ancient shot…

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Sep 2

Interested in learning more about how researchers analyze ancient DNA? Here you can find the free lectures from the SPAAM Summer School 2025 - Introduction to Ancient Metagenomics: tinyurl.com/3u9mhmd2
Slides: tinyurl.com/mkfrvru4
Feel free to ask questions in the comments!
#ancientDNA #SPAAM

SPAAM Summer School (2025): Introduction to Ancient Metagenomics

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Sep 1

#MetagenomicsMonday Are you interested in ancient microbiome and sedaDNA? Check out wholeskim - new fast and efficient pipeline that uses unassembled genome skims to index and query k-mers for taxonomic annotation of environmental DNA.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our wonderful speakers:
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@davidebozzi.bsky.social
Yuejiao Huang
@zoepochon.bsky.social
Keri Burge
Katherine Hearne
Marcel Keller
@jmuurine.bsky.social
Madeleine Thirolle
@bbonucci.bsky.social
@giuliazamp93.bsky.social
@anthbyte.bsky.social

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 27

A huge thanks to all the amazing speakers and participants at #SPAAM7 yesterday 🧬🙌

The sessions were full of inspiring talks and great discussions!✨

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 26

Davide Bozzi shared results from his study of Aboriginal Australian saliva microbiomes, revealing a high diversity of novel species🦠

Follow him for more insights!
@davidebozzi.bsky.social

#SPAAM7 #aDNA

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 26

Aida Andrades Valtueña, our keynote speaker at #SPAAM7, gave a fantastic talk on SPAAM’s history, its current state, and where the future might take us. A great reminder of how far this community has come and how much lies ahead!

Don't be afraid to join us! ❤️

@aidanva.bsky.social

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 25

#MetagenomicsMonday A new review highlights the potential of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) to uncover lost coastal ecologies, human–environment interactions, and biocultural change. #aDNA #sedaDNA
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dear SPAAM community, help us improve #SPAAMtisch our longest ongoing initiative!

Whether you're a regular or just joined, we want your feedback to give voice to the community!

Please fill out this form, it will take only 3 minutes.

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SPAAMtisch evaluation form 2025

Give us your feedback on our SPAAMtisch initiative which runs almost every month alternating seminars and round tables

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 18

#MetagenomicsMonday A new aDNA study of >200 kākāpō coprolites spanning >800 years reveals significant parasite loss. >80% of pre-1990 endoparasite taxa are absent from contemporary kākāpō, suggesting that host population decline can drive irreversible parasite extinctions doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hello SPAAM Community!
We are looking for volunteers to contribute to our SPAAM blog: www.spaam-community.org/category/blog/
If you are interested in authoring a blog post on the SPAAM website, do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] :)

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Standards, Precautions, and Advances in Ancient Metagenomics

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 12

Help us give a warm welcome to our newest #SPAAM7 invited speaker, Keri Burge! 🙌

Catch her talk on August 26th — live in Turin or online!

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 11

#MetagenomicsMonday Environmental aDNA was used to reconstruct 3k years of marine biodiversity off the coast of Iceland. Herring abundance was linked to temperature, highlighting climate as a key driver of marine biodiversity
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 4

We're excited to welcome Sterling Wright as the next invited speaker at #SPAAM7!🎉

@anthbyte.bsky.social

Listen to his talk on August 26th in Turin or online!🔥

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 4

#MetagenomicsMonday Analysis of aDNA from 1313 ancient human remains spanning 37k years revealed that the rise of infectious diseases coincided with animal domestication around 65k years ago, with disease spread intensifying during pastoralist migrations.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature

Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens…

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Aug 1

🗣️ Pssst… we’ve got good news!
Missed the deadline for #SPAAM7? No worries! Registration is now open until 4.8. 🎉
That’s your second chance to join the fun. Don’t sleep on it! 😉

🔗 forms.gle/sr83nxn1FWfp...

See you in Turin or via zoom! 🔥

Registration form - SPAAM7

SPAAM7 will take place as a hybrid satellite meeting of the ISBA11 in Turin When? 26th August 2025 Where? Accademia Albertina 13 in Turin and online via Zoom. Zoom link will be sent to online partici...

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Jul 28

#MetagenomicsMonday A review paper from Boualam et al., highlights the evolution of diagnostic methods for ancient infectious diseases and emphasizes how interdisciplinary approaches are transforming our understanding of disease.
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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Jul 21

#MetagenomicsMonday aDNA from giant salamander fossils from Shikoku Island confirmed they belonged to Andrias japonicus, matching the mitochondrial DNA of the extant species. The population persisted until around 3,500–4,100BP.
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Ancient DNA integrates fossil and modern giant salamander taxonomy - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Ancient DNA integrates fossil and modern giant salamander taxonomy

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Registration Now Open for SPAAM7!

Join as for the pre-ISBA hybrid event, to be held on August 26th, 2025,in Turin, Italy 🇮🇹
Check out our preliminary program 🧬🦠

🔗 Register by the 30th of July using this link!!
forms.gle/6jiHhCKFk3Qh...

We look forward to seeing you (In person or via zoom)! 🔥🔥

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SPAAM @spaam-community.bsky.social · Jul 14

Next up at #SPAAM7 – invited speaker Giulia Zampirolo 🙌

@giuliazamp93.bsky.social

Don’t miss her talk in the Round table session about Bioinformatic methods in Turin on August 26th

#aDNA #SPAAM7

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