New release of trident and xerxes: v2.0.0.0! Please see the changelog here: https://github.com/poseidon-framework/poseidon-hs/releases/tag/v2.0.0.0 #aDNA #OpenData #Haskell
Release Release v2.0.0.0 · poseidon-framework/poseidon-hs

This release ushers in a new era in the development of poseidon-hs: We merged the poseidon-analysis-hs library into poseidon-hs, which was previously developed in a separate repository here. We did...

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Last year the Time Team and friends excavated a double burial in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Cherington. This was a follow on from a previous dig where, on the last day of course, they found the sword the young boy was holding.

ADNA analysis has shown that the young boy and teen girl buried together were siblings, and the excavation shows they were likely buried at the same time.

https://www.timeteamdigital.com/news/dna-breakthrough-reveals-anglo-saxon-brother-and-sister-double-burial
#archaeology #aDNA #genetics

Time Team - DNA Breakthrough Reveals Anglo-Saxon Brother and Sister Double Burial

400 million #herbarium specimens, but how good is their #DNA? 🌿🧬 This study shows preservation depends on climate at collection and highlights their value for studying DNA decay over time.
https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag026
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #palaeobotany #museumscience #ancientDNA

Don't miss our virtual speed-networking event between PIs and young researchers (MSc/PhD/Postdocs) focused on the Americas! 🌎

🗓️ When? Monday April 13th 6pm - 8pm CEST

Registration deadline: April 9th. Grab your slot!

For more information and registration, check:
https://forms.gle/uajZrCyrAoVaSr1B9

#aDNA #Metagenomics #AncientMetagenomics #seDNA

Speed networking between PIs and young researchers - April 2026 edition

Interest and registration form for PI speed networking for April 13th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CEST The following PIs are open to meeting with interested junior researchers (prospective masters, PhDs, postdocs, etc.) to discuss anything under the sun (but mainly background, research interests, info about the lab environment/supervision styles, potential projects etc.) -- This is meant to be an informal chat, like those you can have during a conference rather than an interview or anything like that. Here is a list of the PIs participating and some brief information about them: - Assoc. Prof. Laura Weyrich (MicroARCH Lab, Pennsylvania State University, https://microarchlab.github.io/index.html) - Asst. Prof. Maanasa Raghavan (GenSCAPE Lab, University of Chicago, https://www.genscape-lab.com/) - Dr. María Ávila-Arcos (International Laboratory for Human Genome Research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, https://liigh.unam.mx/) You can sign up to talk to more than one PI. However, to allow most participants to meet with the PIs they are interested in, we ask you to select your first choice. When assigning people to the PI's time slots we will prioritize the people that have expressed to meet a PI as a first choice over people that have not. Slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Each chat with a PI will last roughly 12/13 minutes. We will send details on how to attend in a follow up email prior to the event confirming who you will talk to and roughly when. Registration closes on Thursday April 9th. Data protection: Please note that submission to Google Forms results in data being stored on Google Servers including those located in the United States. If at any point you wish your responses to be removed from use of the SPAAM community, please contact a member of the steering committee for removal of your personal data.

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What did #ancient #viral #ecosystems look like? 🦠🧬 Sedimentary #aDNA from lakes and oceans reveals 2,000+ viral taxa and shows how #virus–host interactions changed from the #Pleistocene to today.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag025
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA
DNA virus–host patterns in lake and marine environments over the last glacial cycle

Abstract. Viruses are integral to population dynamics, biogeochemical cycling, and host evolution, making them essential for ecosystem function. We explore

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What did #cave #bears eat? 🐻 It seems that diet wasn’t shaped by #genetics, sex, or #environment. Instead, #ancient #DNA 🧬 + #isotopes suggest individuals learned their own #foraging strategies.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113920
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA

Abstract submission for #SPAAM8 is now officially OPEN! 🚀

Don't miss the opportunity to share your work and join us in Stockholm on June 22nd 🇸🇪
Online presentations are also possible! 👩🏻‍💻

Submit your abstract: https://forms.gle/psw9GS3ZyrLVPbbo7

Deadline: May 1st
#aDNA #Metagenomics #AncientMetagenomics #seDNA

New packages in the minotaur-archive:
2024_Simoes_AtlanticFrance (v1.0.0)
https://github.com/poseidon-framework/minotaur-archive #aDNA #OpenData
GitHub - poseidon-framework/minotaur-archive: The Poseidon Minotaur Archive (PMA). Download from here: https://server.poseidon-adna.org/explorer/minotaur-archive NOT through the GitHub web interface.

The Poseidon Minotaur Archive (PMA). :warning: Download from here: https://server.poseidon-adna.org/explorer/minotaur-archive :no_entry_sign: NOT through the GitHub web interface. - poseidon-frame...

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New packages in the minotaur-archive:
2025_daSilva_NeolithicHLA (v1.0.0)
https://github.com/poseidon-framework/minotaur-archive #aDNA #OpenData
GitHub - poseidon-framework/minotaur-archive: The Poseidon Minotaur Archive (PMA). Download from here: https://server.poseidon-adna.org/explorer/minotaur-archive NOT through the GitHub web interface.

The Poseidon Minotaur Archive (PMA). :warning: Download from here: https://server.poseidon-adna.org/explorer/minotaur-archive :no_entry_sign: NOT through the GitHub web interface. - poseidon-frame...

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New packages in the minotaur-archive:
2021_Delser_ShotgunGenomes (v1.0.0)
https://github.com/poseidon-framework/minotaur-archive #aDNA #OpenData