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Ken Massy

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenORCID 0000-0002-7724-0702Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Michal ErnéeiD· 3 shared Alissa MittnikiD· 2 shared Andrey B. Belinskiy· 2 shared Anna Szécsényi‐NagyiD· 2 shared Elizabeth A. NelsoniD· 2 shared Eszter BánffyiD· 2 shared Joan Francès i FarréiD· 2 shared Kitti KöhleriD· 2 shared

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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

Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogens

Anne Kathrine Wiborg Runge, Ian C. Light-Maka, Ken Massy, Marcel Keller, Simon Trixl, Helja Kabral, Casey L. Kirkpatrick, Kirsten I. Bos, Jana Eger, Michal Ernée, René Kyselý, Michael Hochmuth, Dominik Poradowski, Aleksander Chrószcz, Norbert Benecke, , Felix M. Key

The paper examines ancient pathogens in zooarchaeological remains to identify zoonotic diseases and validate their authenticity using genetic and palaeopathological methods.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

The Beaker Phenomenon And The Genomic Transformation Of Northwest Europe

Íñigo Olalde, Selina Brace, Morten E. Allentoft, Ian Armit, Kristian Kristiansen, Thomas J. Booth, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Anna Szécsényi‐Nagy, Alissa Mittnik, Eveline Altena, Mark Lipson, Iosif Lazaridis, Thomas K. Harper, Nick J. Patterson, , Germán Delibes de Castro

This study uses ancient DNA data to show that the spread of the Beaker Complex to Britain was primarily due to migration, replacing most Neolithic gene pool and introducing Steppe ancestry.

Nature · Feb 21, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics