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Richard Shing

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Exploring the Evolution of the Cariogenic Oral Pathobiont Streptococcus mutans Using Ancient DNA

Megan Michel, Aida Andrades Valtueña, Murat Akar, Carmen Alonso Fernández, Micaela Álvarez Calmet, Maria Andreadaki-Vlazaki, Gonzalo Aranda Jiménez, Eszter Bánffy, Rodrigo Barquera, María Inés Barreto Romero, Paula Becerra Fuello, Stuart Bedford, Andrey B. Belinskiy, Natalia Berezina, Kamen Boyadzhiev, , Cristina Tejedor Rodríguez

This study uses ancient DNA to analyze the evolution of Streptococcus mutans over 8,000 years, showing that some virulence traits emerged with agricultural diets.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Population Turnover in Remote Oceania Shortly After Initial Settlement

Mark Lipson, Pontus Skoglund, Matthew Spriggs, Frédérique Valentin, Stuart Bedford, Richard Shing, Hallie R. Buckley, Iarawai Phillip, Graeme K. Ward, Swapan Mallick, Nadin Rohland, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Olivia Cheronet, Matthew Ferry, Thomas K. Harper, , David Reich

The paper uses ancient DNA analysis to show that Papuan ancestry arrived in Vanuatu around 2400 BP, suggesting multiple waves of migration from Near Oceania.

Current Biology · Feb 28, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics