Marina Silva
marinasdsilva.bsky.social
Marina Silva
@marinasdsilva.bsky.social
Postdoc @crick.ac.uk | ancient genomics | from 🦴🦷👩‍🔬 to 🧬👩‍💻
Reposted by Marina Silva
Specifically, the calling of genotypes and thus the calculation of polygenic scores in the degraded DNA is not straight-forward, leading to questions about the reliability of high profile results (eg www.nature.com/articles/s41... ).
Insufficient evidence for natural selection associated with the Black Death - Nature
Nature - Insufficient evidence for natural selection associated with the Black Death
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Congratulations Kevin!! 👏🎉
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Reposted by Marina Silva
The findings are detailed in two research articles, one on each grave, both available to read 🆓
Updown: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Worth Matravers: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
10/10
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August 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Reposted by Marina Silva
The findings add a new dimension to understanding long-distance movement and demographic interaction involving Britain during the Early Middle Ages. They emphasise the cosmopolitan nature of early medieval England and point to a diverse population with far-flung connections 9/10
August 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM