Nicolás Rascovan

Region-specific patterns of sexual shape variation in the human bony labyrinth: 3D geometric morphometric analysis of a sample with known genomic sex

This study uses 3D geometric morphometrics to analyze sexual shape variation in the human bony labyrinth across different regions, finding subtle and regionally heterogeneous differences.

Ancestry, admixture, and pathogens in contemporaneous Neolithic farmers and foragers on the Island of Gotland

The paper analyzes ancestry, admixture, and pathogens in Neolithic farmers and foragers from Gotland, finding recent gene flow and widespread Yersinia pestis strains.

{micro}CT Scanning Effects on DNA and a Multi-Step Workflow for Archaeological Petrous Bones

Fifty micro-CT-scanned archaeological petrous bones from Argentina did not differ significantly from 43 unscanned ones on six ancient DNA metrics, motivating a multi-step workflow that scans bones before destructive sampling.

Paratyphoid Fever and Relapsing Fever in 1812 Napoleon's Devastated Army

This study identifies Salmonella Paratyphi C and Borrelia recurrentis in Napoleonic soldiers, suggesting these pathogens contributed to the 1812 army's collapse.

Global evolutionary patterns of Yersinia pestis and its spread into Africa

This study analyzes the global evolutionary patterns of Yersinia pestis, revealing its introduction into Africa and key genomic adaptations contributing to its persistence.

decOM: Similarity-based microbial source tracking of ancient oral samples using k-mer-based methods

decOM improves microbial source tracking in ancient oral metagenomes by using k-mer matrices, outperforming existing methods in accuracy.