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S. Holtsmark Nielsen

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia and the emergence of zoonotic diseases

M. Sikora, E. Canteri, A. Fernandez-Guerra, N. Oskolkov, R. Agren, L. Hansson, E. K. Irving-Pease, B. Muehlemann, S. Holtsmark Nielsen, G. Scorrano, M. E. Allentoft, F. V. Seersholm, H. Schroeder, C. Gaunitz, J. Stenderup, , E. Willerslev

The paper maps ancient pathogens in Eurasia, showing zoonotic diseases emerged with livestock domestication and spread with pastoralist migrations.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

31,600-year-old human virus genomes support a Pleistocene origin for common childhood infections

S. Holtsmark Nielsen, L. van Dorp, C. J. Houldcroft, A. G. Pedersen, M. E. Allentoft, L. Vinner, A. Margaryan, E. Pavlova, V. Chasnyk, P. Nikolskiy, V. Pitulko, V. N. Pimenoff, F. Balloux, M. Sikora

The paper analyzes ancient virus genomes from 31,600-year-old human remains, showing that common childhood infections originated in the Pleistocene.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology