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Youssef Tawfik

Johannes Gutenberg University MainzORCID 0009-0009-1508-233XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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GenomicsiSciencePeer-reviewedOct 28, 2026

Promises and limitations of current ancient human epigenetic clocks

Youssef Tawfik, Yoan Diekmann, Ludovic Orlando…·Jens Blöcher

This study evaluates epigenetic clocks for age estimation in ancient human DNA, finding they are unreliable for continuous age-at-death but accurate for sex determination.

DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2026.118061

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintMar 1, 2025

Historic Genomes Uncover Demographic Shifts and Kinship Structures in Post-Roman Central Europe

Jens Blöcher, Leonardo Vallini, Maren Velte…·Joachim Bürger

The paper analyzes 248 historic genomes from Late Roman and Early Medieval sites in southern Germany, revealing demographic shifts, kinship structures, and genetic continuity with modern populations.

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