Marianne White
@mhwhite.bsky.social
Just trying to survive this world as best as I can. Sleep as much as you can! #art #women #equality #nature #dogs
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Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides a rare window into life 6000 years ago. https://scim.ag/4qh8yTI
Ancient chewing gum could reveal how early men and women split up their chores
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides rare window into life 6000 years ago
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides a rare window into life 6000 years ago. https://scim.ag/4qh8yTI
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As an added bonus to the paper being published, I was interviewed about it for Science magazine! Read all about what we can learn from DNA and biomarkers from birch tar, which I so eloquently described as a “super cool sample type” 😅🧬
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides a rare window into life 6000 years ago. https://scim.ag/4qh8yTI
Ancient chewing gum could reveal how early men and women split up their chores
Birch bark tar, used as chewing gum and glue, provides rare window into life 6000 years ago
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As an added bonus to the paper being published, I was interviewed about it for Science magazine! Read all about what we can learn from DNA and biomarkers from birch tar, which I so eloquently described as a “super cool sample type” 😅🧬
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Birch bark tar is the world’s oldest synthetic material dating to the Middle Palaeolithic. Used for a variety of purposes: Hafting stone tools, repairing or sealing ceramics, decoration and jewellery and bear tooth imprints, indicating they were chewed.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Birch bark tar was widely used throughout prehistoric Europe for hafting stone tools
as well as various other purposes. While previous research has mainly focused on the
identification and production ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Birch bark tar is the world’s oldest synthetic material dating to the Middle Palaeolithic. Used for a variety of purposes: Hafting stone tools, repairing or sealing ceramics, decoration and jewellery and bear tooth imprints, indicating they were chewed.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Analysis of ancient birch bark tar from Neolithic settlements shows it was used for toolmaking, pottery repair, and chewing, preserving DNA that offers insights into daily life and diet. doi.org/g96xtk
Sticky secrets: What ancient chewing gum is telling us about Neolithic communities
Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago.
phys.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Analysis of ancient birch bark tar from Neolithic settlements shows it was used for toolmaking, pottery repair, and chewing, preserving DNA that offers insights into daily life and diet. doi.org/g96xtk
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Had a great time at my first #SMBE2025 in Beijing. Really enjoyed meeting (aDNA) scientists from all over the world, and talking about ancient mastics of course! 🌏🧬
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Had a great time at my first #SMBE2025 in Beijing. Really enjoyed meeting (aDNA) scientists from all over the world, and talking about ancient mastics of course! 🌏🧬
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Ancient DNA from Neolithic chewing gum reveals how Europe’s first farmers lived, worked, and ate. Birch tar preserves the intimacy of their daily lives in astonishing molecular detail. #Archaeology #Neolithic #AncientDNA #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/the-resin-...
The Resin That Remembered: How Ancient Birch Tar Is Rewriting the Story of Neolithic Life
New biomolecular evidence from prehistoric chewing gum reveals the intimate daily habits, diets, and toolmaking ingenuity of Europe’s first farmers.
www.anthropology.net
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ancient DNA from Neolithic chewing gum reveals how Europe’s first farmers lived, worked, and ate. Birch tar preserves the intimacy of their daily lives in astonishing molecular detail. #Archaeology #Neolithic #AncientDNA #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/the-resin-...
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Very excited that the first chapter of my PhD is now published! 🧬 We analysed ancient DNA and biomarkers directly from artefacts, showing how birch tar provides insights into past societies, technology, resources, and health.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Birch bark tar was widely used throughout prehistoric Europe for hafting stone tools
as well as various other purposes. While previous research has mainly focused on the
identification and production ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Very excited that the first chapter of my PhD is now published! 🧬 We analysed ancient DNA and biomarkers directly from artefacts, showing how birch tar provides insights into past societies, technology, resources, and health.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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How cool is #RealArchaeology? 🏺
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Birch bark tar was widely used throughout prehistoric Europe for hafting stone tools
as well as various other purposes. While previous research has mainly focused on the
identification and production ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
How cool is #RealArchaeology? 🏺
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Bestill my birch-tar-beating heart! 😍
The genetic sex ID analysis backs up other research indicating that using (and likely making) birch tar was something women & men & children did, so that sticky-stained and strongly-scented fingers were probably quite normal in such communities...
#Matriarcha 🏺
The genetic sex ID analysis backs up other research indicating that using (and likely making) birch tar was something women & men & children did, so that sticky-stained and strongly-scented fingers were probably quite normal in such communities...
#Matriarcha 🏺
How cool is #RealArchaeology? 🏺
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Well, it's "we can track down oral human & environmental #DNA from #Neolithic birch #tar which had been chewed thousands of years ago, telling us about Stone Age diet & what this tar was used for" cool. 🙌
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Birch bark tar was widely used throughout prehistoric Europe for hafting stone tools
as well as various other purposes. While previous research has mainly focused on the
identification and production ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bestill my birch-tar-beating heart! 😍
The genetic sex ID analysis backs up other research indicating that using (and likely making) birch tar was something women & men & children did, so that sticky-stained and strongly-scented fingers were probably quite normal in such communities...
#Matriarcha 🏺
The genetic sex ID analysis backs up other research indicating that using (and likely making) birch tar was something women & men & children did, so that sticky-stained and strongly-scented fingers were probably quite normal in such communities...
#Matriarcha 🏺
Hé @nieuws.nos.nl jullie schrijven specifiek dat Lisa alleen fietste. Zal je, wanneer de klootzak die dit gedaan heeft gepakt is, niet vergeten te zeggen dat de dader wéér een man is?
Dood gevonden meisje (17) in Duivendrecht kwam door ernstig geweld om het leven
Dood gevonden meisje (17) in Duivendrecht kwam door ernstig geweld om het leven
Volgens de politie wilde de tiener vanaf de binnenstad van Amsterdam richting haar huis in Abcoude fietsen.
nos.nl
August 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Hé @nieuws.nos.nl jullie schrijven specifiek dat Lisa alleen fietste. Zal je, wanneer de klootzak die dit gedaan heeft gepakt is, niet vergeten te zeggen dat de dader wéér een man is?
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Nooit vraag ik om een RT, nu zou ik het erg waarderen.
#womensupportwomen
#womensupportwomen
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nooit vraag ik om een RT, nu zou ik het erg waarderen.
#womensupportwomen
#womensupportwomen
Nienke ‘s Gravemade deelde via Instagram een indringende oproep over de waanzin van victim blaming.
#RechtOpDeNacht.
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#RechtOpDeNacht.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fijn dat het cda zijn menselijkheid heeft teruggevonden.
Een streng asielbeleid vraagt om compromissen en wetten die werken. Veel partijen hebben zich opnieuw laten gijzelen door de PVV en steun gegeven aan de strafbaarstelling illegaliteit, een straf op medemenselijkheid. Daarom trekken wij de steun voor de Asielnoodmaatregelenwet in.
July 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Fijn dat het cda zijn menselijkheid heeft teruggevonden.
Wat is dat toch met Nederlanders en elektrische fietsen? 'Ben je op de fiets?' 'Maar jij heb een elektrische fiets, hè?' Net zoiets als 'Heb je 50 mailtjes geschreven?' 'Maar jij hebt een computer, hè?' 🙄
June 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Wat is dat toch met Nederlanders en elektrische fietsen? 'Ben je op de fiets?' 'Maar jij heb een elektrische fiets, hè?' Net zoiets als 'Heb je 50 mailtjes geschreven?' 'Maar jij hebt een computer, hè?' 🙄
I can't begin to imagine what the families must feel. In the blink of an eye, their loved ones are gone.
June 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I can't begin to imagine what the families must feel. In the blink of an eye, their loved ones are gone.
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Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum. The piece of Birch tar, found in Denmark, also contained the mouth microbes of its ancient chewer, as well as remnants of food to reveal what she ate (2019) www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum
The piece of Birch tar, found in Denmark, also contained the mouth microbes of its ancient chewer, as well as remnants of food to reveal what she ate
www.smithsonianmag.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum. The piece of Birch tar, found in Denmark, also contained the mouth microbes of its ancient chewer, as well as remnants of food to reveal what she ate (2019) www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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When a cause for infertility is known, the male partner is solely responsible for 20% of cases & contributes to 30-40% of all cases. Yet many men don't get tested before their female partner tries IVF. And societally women bear the burden of infertility.
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
The White House wants women to have more babies. They're ignoring part of the problem — men.
For almost half of all infertility cases, male infertility is a contributing factor. However, the majority of the emotional and physical burden falls on the women.
www.usatoday.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When a cause for infertility is known, the male partner is solely responsible for 20% of cases & contributes to 30-40% of all cases. Yet many men don't get tested before their female partner tries IVF. And societally women bear the burden of infertility.
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Volgens mij kan het niet veel erger dan we nu hebben. Vallen met die hap!
Hoogspanning rond crisisoverleg, stapt PVV-leider Wilders uit coalitie?
Hoogspanning rond crisisoverleg, stapt PVV-leider Wilders uit coalitie?
De coalitiepartijen hebben "een nachtje geslapen" en vandaag moet duidelijk worden of Wilders nog verder wil.
nos.nl
June 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Volgens mij kan het niet veel erger dan we nu hebben. Vallen met die hap!
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June 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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He thought he was Eddie the Eagle but plummeted straight out of the nest... #woodpigeon
June 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
He thought he was Eddie the Eagle but plummeted straight out of the nest... #woodpigeon
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Je moet toch ook bijna huilen van deze kleinzieligheid. Er zou ook maar een pleziertje gegund worden voor asielzoekers, een lach op hun gezicht moeten we niet willen. Het moet een traumatiserende ervaring zijn om in NL te verblijven.
En dan zeg ik: dit is niet mijn kabinet, weg ermee.
En dan zeg ik: dit is niet mijn kabinet, weg ermee.
Faber: Een azc is geen vakantieoord, er gaat gruwelijk veel geld naar die hele asielopvang. Schoof wist van niets, Faber heeft de ministerraad niet geïnformeerd. Feit: COA activiteiten zijn bij wet geregeld, dus zal de wet gewijzigd moeten worden. Faber: wie betaalt bepaalt.
May 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Je moet toch ook bijna huilen van deze kleinzieligheid. Er zou ook maar een pleziertje gegund worden voor asielzoekers, een lach op hun gezicht moeten we niet willen. Het moet een traumatiserende ervaring zijn om in NL te verblijven.
En dan zeg ik: dit is niet mijn kabinet, weg ermee.
En dan zeg ik: dit is niet mijn kabinet, weg ermee.
Heb twee dingen besteld bij BOL en ik heb hier al
10 (!) mailtjes over ontvangen. .... We gaan je pakket sturen, we hebben het pakket bijna gestuurd, we hebben het nu echt verstuurd, je pakket komt naar je toe... ja nu echt bijna.... 🥴
10 (!) mailtjes over ontvangen. .... We gaan je pakket sturen, we hebben het pakket bijna gestuurd, we hebben het nu echt verstuurd, je pakket komt naar je toe... ja nu echt bijna.... 🥴
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Heb twee dingen besteld bij BOL en ik heb hier al
10 (!) mailtjes over ontvangen. .... We gaan je pakket sturen, we hebben het pakket bijna gestuurd, we hebben het nu echt verstuurd, je pakket komt naar je toe... ja nu echt bijna.... 🥴
10 (!) mailtjes over ontvangen. .... We gaan je pakket sturen, we hebben het pakket bijna gestuurd, we hebben het nu echt verstuurd, je pakket komt naar je toe... ja nu echt bijna.... 🥴
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BREAKING: Trump moves to mine the deep sea. "The ecosystems themselves are really important in the major global cycles that allow the ocean to be productive & to create fish & shellfish & feed people..if we want to mine the deep sea, we have to be willing to give up those ecosystems." -Dr Lisa Levin
Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters (Gift Article)
A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
BREAKING: Trump moves to mine the deep sea. "The ecosystems themselves are really important in the major global cycles that allow the ocean to be productive & to create fish & shellfish & feed people..if we want to mine the deep sea, we have to be willing to give up those ecosystems." -Dr Lisa Levin
Started a new job but had forgotten the minefield of trying to sus out your new colleagues while learning how to do it.
April 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Started a new job but had forgotten the minefield of trying to sus out your new colleagues while learning how to do it.