Christina Warinner

The oral microbiome of King Richard III of England

This study analyzes the oral microbiome of King Richard III using dental calculus metagenomics, finding it similar to other northern European populations despite his royal status and diet.

Ancient species diversity and niche adaptation in Tannerella and Porphyromonas revealed through pangenomics

This study uses pangenomics and phylogenetics to analyze ancient and modern bacterial genomes of Tannerella and Porphyromonas, revealing new species, niche adaptations, and geographic patterns in oral microbiota.

AncientMetagenomeDir dating metadataset highlights need for standardised radiocarbon reporting in ancient DNA

The paper adds standardized radiocarbon dating information to the AncientMetagenomeDir dataset, highlighting inconsistencies in radiocarbon reporting across ancient metagenomic studies.

Evolutionary history and recurrent host adaptation in ancient Salmonella enterica

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of ancient Salmonella enterica using 53 new genomes, revealing host adaptation events and convergent evolution in pathogenic lineages.

Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage

The paper presents a Yersinia pestis genome from a Bronze Age sheep, showing it belongs to a lineage previously only found in ancient humans and suggests transmission via livestock.

Streptococcus abundance and oral site tropism in humans and non-human primates reflects host and lifestyle differences

The paper examines Streptococcus clade abundance in humans and non-human primates, finding conserved clade dominance across oral sites and lifestyle-related differences in species presence.

Bone adhered soil as a source of target and environmental DNA and proteins

This study analyzes soil adhered to human remains to recover environmental DNA and proteins, revealing microbial, animal, plant, and human genetic information from Neolithic to Medieval sites in England.

HAYSTAC: A Bayesian framework for robust and rapid species identification in high-throughput sequencing data

HAYSTAC provides a Bayesian framework for accurate and efficient species identification in metagenomic data, outperforming existing tools in reducing false positives and handling degraded DNA.

PyDamage: automated ancient damage identification and estimation for contigs in ancient DNA de novo assembly

PyDamage automatically identifies and estimates DNA damage in ancient DNA contigs to distinguish ancient from modern contamination in metagenomic datasets.

Community-curated and standardised metadata of published ancient metagenomic samples with AncientMetagenomeDir

The paper curates and standardizes metadata for ancient metagenomic samples to improve data retrieval and interoperability.

A dynamic 6,000-year genetic history of Eurasia's Eastern Steppe

This study reconstructs the 6,000-year genetic history of the Eastern Steppe using ancient genomes, revealing pastoralist expansions, population structuring, and the emergence of the Xiongnu and Mongols.

HOPS: Automated detection and authentication of pathogen DNA in archaeological remains

HOPS automates the detection and authentication of bacterial DNA in ancient DNA samples to identify candidates for genomic analysis.

The genetic prehistory of the Andean highlands 7,000 Years BP though European contact

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from the Andes to reveal genetic adaptations and population dynamics over 7,000 years, showing a split between high and lowland populations and a severe post-European-contact collapse.

Salmonella enterica genomes recovered from victims of a major 16th century epidemic in Mexico

The paper identifies Salmonella enterica genomes from a 16th-century epidemic cemetery in Mexico, linking them to enteric fever as a cause of population decline.