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Elena-Cristina Niţu

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Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Adina BoroneanțiD· 1 shared Angelica FeurdeaniD· 1 shared Axel BarlowiD· 1 shared Dorothée G. DruckeriD· 1 shared Federica AlbertiiD· 1 shared Hervé BocherensiD· 1 shared IOANA NICOLETA MELEGiD· 1 shared Magdalena Năpăruş‐AljančičiD· 1 shared

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Ancient biomolecules suggest learned foraging strategy in extinct cave bears

IOANA NICOLETA MELEG, Federica Alberti, Dorothée G. Drucker, Magdalena Năpăruş‐Aljančič, Angelica Feurdean, Marius Robu, Marius Vlaicu, Yuichi I. Naito, Adina Boroneanț, Marin Cârciumaru, Elena-Cristina Niţu, Michael Hofreiter, Hervé Bocherens, Axel Barlow

This study uses isotope and ancient DNA analysis to show that cave bears adapted their diets based on foraging experience rather than genetics.

iScience · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology