Valeria Mattiangeli

The paper identifies recent positive selection of MEFV mutations in Armenians linked to the first Yersinia pestis plague pandemic, suggesting resistance to plague as the selective agent.

PIGSTI detects species identity, pathogens, and microbes in ancient animal genomic data, identifying 15 zoonotic pathogens including Rickettsia felis and Leptospira borgpetersenii.

The paper analyzes palaeogenomes of Neolithic sheep and goats to show that Mediterranean dispersal caused genetic bottlenecks, reducing effective population sizes and increasing homozygosity in Iberian livestock.

This study reconstructs the genomic history of the extinct giant deer, revealing genetic vulnerabilities linked to its extinction.

This study analyzes mitochondrial genomes from Late Iron Age sheep in Denmark, finding high haplotype diversity and genetic links to modern European populations.

The paper uses genetic and proteomics analysis on archaeological remains to trace genetic connectivity and inbreeding in Irish goats over 3,000 years.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from a 7,000-year-old goat leather specimen, revealing its domestic goat origin and genetic connections to modern Iberian breeds, while also identifying human and canid DNA fragments.

This study uses ancient DNA to show how Morisco deportations disrupted genetic ties between eastern Iberia and North Africa, revealing long-term demographic impacts.

This study analyzes ancient genomes from Bahrain to reveal population history and malaria adaptation, identifying the G6PD Mediterranean mutation's rise in frequency around 5-6 kya.

The paper identifies two distinct mutations in the EXT1 gene from medieval Irish individuals with multiple osteochondromas, confirming a paleopathological diagnosis and highlighting genetic variation in ancient populations.

The paper discovers a new Capra lineage from ancient genomes in Turkey's Taurus Mountains, related to modern Caucasian tur species and showing genetic introgression in domestic goats.

The paper reports the whole genome sequencing of a 1600-year-old mummified sheep from a salt mine, showing exceptional DNA preservation and linking it to modern Southwest Asian breeds.

The paper reports the first use of a non-invasive DNA sampling technique on the York Gospels to uncover a biological palimpsest spanning over 1,000 years.