Benjamin Guinet
@benjaminguinet.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at Centre for palaeogenetics | Tracing the evolution of microbes-host interactions across time. Paleovirology, metagenomic, evolutionary genomics 🧬🦣🐝🦠
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Termite genomes shed light on the enigmatic deltaviruses, their ancient origins, and an intriguing example of co-option of viral genes by a host.
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Endogenous viral elements in termite genomes reveal extensive diversity of deltaviruses and provide insights into their origins
Barreat et al. describe the discovery of deltavirus genomic fossils (ẟEVEs) in multiple
species of termites. The wide expression of ẟEVEs in termites and a host gene fusion
indicate that some ẟEVEs ma...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Termite genomes shed light on the enigmatic deltaviruses, their ancient origins, and an intriguing example of co-option of viral genes by a host.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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To rehabilitate the general view of women's contributions to the history of science, the CNRS is part of a commission that aims to inscribe the names of 72 female scientists on the Eiffel Tower. 🗼 #WomenInScience
Women scientists to be showcased on the Eiffel Tower soon
To rehabilitate the general view of women's contributions to the history of science, the CNRS is part of a commission that aims to inscribe
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September 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
To rehabilitate the general view of women's contributions to the history of science, the CNRS is part of a commission that aims to inscribe the names of 72 female scientists on the Eiffel Tower. 🗼 #WomenInScience
🧵 Exciting news from our lab #CpgSthlm! 🥳
Thousands of years ago, mammoths roamed, and so did their fascinating microbial companions. Our latest study, published in 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭, brings them to light 🦣🦠🧬
Read the full paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Thousands of years ago, mammoths roamed, and so did their fascinating microbial companions. Our latest study, published in 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭, brings them to light 🦣🦠🧬
Read the full paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
September 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🧵 Exciting news from our lab #CpgSthlm! 🥳
Thousands of years ago, mammoths roamed, and so did their fascinating microbial companions. Our latest study, published in 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭, brings them to light 🦣🦠🧬
Read the full paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Thousands of years ago, mammoths roamed, and so did their fascinating microbial companions. Our latest study, published in 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭, brings them to light 🦣🦠🧬
Read the full paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
The viral family 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 is now officially recognized by the ICTV! A perfect excuse to dive into their bizarre and fascinating partnership with parasitoid wasps, a story of evolution, genetic hijacking, insect horror and behavior manipulation. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Animal DNA Viruses and Retroviruses Subcommittee, 2025
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) holds a ratification vote annually after review of newly proposed taxa by ICTV Study Groups and members of the virology community. In March 20...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The viral family 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 is now officially recognized by the ICTV! A perfect excuse to dive into their bizarre and fascinating partnership with parasitoid wasps, a story of evolution, genetic hijacking, insect horror and behavior manipulation. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
New preprint 🎉! We explore the reliability of ancient DNA authentication, particularly cytosine deamination at fragment ends in metagenomic context. You can find the full results in our preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Impact of Reference Genome Divergence on Ancient DNA Damage Detection in Metagenomic Contexts
The reliability of ancient DNA (aDNA) authentication depends on detecting characteristic damage patterns, particularly cytosine deamination at fragment ends. However, in ancient metagenomic studies, s...
www.biorxiv.org
July 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New preprint 🎉! We explore the reliability of ancient DNA authentication, particularly cytosine deamination at fragment ends in metagenomic context. You can find the full results in our preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
May 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
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NOBEL SYMPOSIA
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
April 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NOBEL SYMPOSIA
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
Our latest study uncovers a viral domestication event from ~75 million years ago, where viral genes enable parasitoid wasps to protect their eggs they lay within dipteran hosts!
🐝->🥚+🦠->🪰☠️ ->🐝🦠
Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#paleovirology #parasitoid #evolution
🐝->🥚+🦠->🪰☠️ ->🐝🦠
Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#paleovirology #parasitoid #evolution
January 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our latest study uncovers a viral domestication event from ~75 million years ago, where viral genes enable parasitoid wasps to protect their eggs they lay within dipteran hosts!
🐝->🥚+🦠->🪰☠️ ->🐝🦠
Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#paleovirology #parasitoid #evolution
🐝->🥚+🦠->🪰☠️ ->🐝🦠
Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#paleovirology #parasitoid #evolution