Greger Larson

Greger Larson

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Oh hey. Look at that! So many fabulous ancient doggies! We love our dogs and so did our palaeolithic ancestors. Huge congrats to the amazing people who contributed to the sister studies revealing the deep time of fuzzy tummies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comDogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic - NatureAnalysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes from archaeological canid remains found across Europe and Anatolia shows that a genetically homogeneous dog population was already widely distributed acro...

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Love Dalén
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Come join us at PAG in San Diego (Jan 8-12 2027)! It is always a blast, and a great arena for networking! Ca 10 days left to abstract submission deadline ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Dr. Makenzie Mabry@makenziemabryphd.bsky.social

📢 Call for abstracts! PAG 34 is coming to San Diego JAN 8–12 2027! 🧬🌱 We’re organizing five interconnected sessions: • Domestication Genomics • Ancient DNA • Comparative Genomics – Animals • One Health Hologenomics • Wildlife Genomics Submit your abstract by *October 9*: forms.gle/EgwFCVyxaf7R...

forms.glePAG 2027 Abstract Submission: Ancient DNA, Domestication Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, Wildlife Genomics, One Health Hologenomics****DEADLINE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2026**** This is the abstract submission form for the following PAG 34 workshops: Paleogenomics and Degraded DNA Domestication Genomics Comparative Genomics of Animals...
Greger Larson
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I love how genomic analyses keep dismantling the concept that species cannot interbreed. Even better, ancient introgression often facilitates diversity in a domestic context. New paper shows this is in pigs too! www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... A thrill to be a small part of a giant piggy effort!

science.orgAncient introgression drives wild boar expansion and phenotypic diversification of domestic pigsDespite the ubiquity of wild boar populations across Eurasia, their origins, routes of dispersal, and phenotypic evolution remain uncertain. Here, using 745 genomes representing populations across Eur...
Greger Larson
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You have a time machine. You go back 15 and a half thousand years ago. So people have dogs? Are they fed what people eat and are they buried alongside their humans? We need answers to these burning doggy questions!

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Greger Larson
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You have a time machine. You go back 15 and a half thousand years ago. So people have dogs? Are they fed what people eat and are they buried alongside their humans? We need answers to these burning doggy questions!

Greger Larson
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Starting off 2026 in a highly porcine manner. The story dropped on Jan 1 when a lot of the planet was focussed more on a hangover cure (myself included), than on the latest in human-pig research. Huge congrats to the dozens of amazing scientists and hooray for pigs! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.orgGenomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the PacificSeveral millennia of human-mediated translocation of non-native pig species (genus Sus) to the islands of Wallacea and Oceania have considerably altered local ecosystems. To investigate the timing and...
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What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs? Can I interest you in some cats? Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia? As you wish! Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Cell Genomics www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

science.orgThe dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years agoThe domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...
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A PNAS Special Feature exclusively about dogs? Woof! Here are 3 of the 8 that we were involved with. Congrats to @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social & @undeaddandy.bsky.social Dingoes! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... German Shepherds! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Imputation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgImputation of ancient canid genomes reveals inbreeding history over the past 10,000 years | PNASThe multi-millennia-long history between dogs and humans has placed them at the forefront of archaeological and genomic research. Despite ongoing e...
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In the immortal words of Sir Mix-a-Lot: "And ugh, double-up, ugh, ugh". 2 doggy papers are so much better than 1. Both studies a testament to slow science & international collaboration between brilliant people. What it's all about. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.orgThe emergence and diversification of dog morphologyDogs exhibit an exceptional range of morphological diversity as a result of their long-term association with humans. Attempts to identify when dog morphological variation began to expand have been con...
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What's that? The story of East Asian pig domestication as told through ancient DNA? Yes please! Congrats to everyone on such a fantastic and overdue story! Pigs are so great. doi.org/10.1093/molb...

doi.orgAncient Genomics Reveals the Origin, Dispersal, and Human Management of East Asian Domestic PigsAbstract. Pigs are the most commercially important modern livestock animal in East Asia. Numerous aspects of their domestication history remain unclear, ho
Greger Larson
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Uh oh. What's this? Two unabashed extroverts given guitars and a remit to roast the field of ancient DNA? Sounds like trouble. One can only hope that if there is video footage, the people responsible have the good sense not to upload it for public viewing. No one wants to see this!

Greger Larson
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You know what the world absolutely does not need? Yet another definition for domestication. Get over yourselves people. C'mon! Ok, maybe just one more. So much fun working with @elinork.bsky.social, Kathryn and Robin. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Hannah O’Regan
@palaeohan.bsky.social

It’s here! Find out what we’ve been up to for the last 4 years #archaeology #earlymodern #shakespeare #boxofficebears

Archaeobears@archaeobears.bsky.social

🎉We’re delighted that our first major #BoxOfficeBears paper is published Open Access today in @antiquityj.bsky.social What do we know about the 🐻 and 🐶 that lived on Bankside? How big were they? What did they eat? How long did they live?🧵 of key findings below! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

cambridge.orgWhat does a bear-baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an Early Modern ‘sport’ | Antiquity | Cambridge CoreWhat does a bear-baiting assemblage look like? Interdisciplinary analysis of an Early Modern ‘sport’
Greger Larson
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It is impossible to get tired of talking about dogs and domestication. What a thrill to chat with Danny Nucci and Jason Burns on their What About... podcast. Enjoy all the serious silliness here: thewhataboutpodcast.com/2025/02/13/w...

thewhataboutpodcast.comWhat About... Artificial Selection w/Greger LarsonDanny and Jason put their best traits forward in a conversation with evolutionary geneticist Greger Larson on the topic of ARTIFICIAL SELECTION.

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