Will Barrie
@williambarrie.bsky.social
Population genetics | ancient DNA | human health
Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Celtic languages are now limited to NW Europe, but they were once far more widespread. How did they spread? I'm excited to have contributed to this new ancient DNA study led by
@hmcccoll exploring exactly that. 🧬 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@hmcccoll exploring exactly that. 🧬 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Tracing the Spread of Celtic Languages using Ancient Genomics
Celtic languages, including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton, are today restricted to the Northern European Atlantic seaboard. However, between three and two thousand years before present (BP)...
www.biorxiv.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Celtic languages are now limited to NW Europe, but they were once far more widespread. How did they spread? I'm excited to have contributed to this new ancient DNA study led by
@hmcccoll exploring exactly that. 🧬 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@hmcccoll exploring exactly that. 🧬 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our research was recently covered in the MIT Technology Review!
My quote: “I think the whole lesson of this work is... we are living with immune systems that we have inherited from our past. And we’ve plunged it into a completely new, modern environment which is often sanitary.”
shorturl.at/DtvQS
My quote: “I think the whole lesson of this work is... we are living with immune systems that we have inherited from our past. And we’ve plunged it into a completely new, modern environment which is often sanitary.”
shorturl.at/DtvQS
Adventures in the genetic time machine
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
www.technologyreview.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our research was recently covered in the MIT Technology Review!
My quote: “I think the whole lesson of this work is... we are living with immune systems that we have inherited from our past. And we’ve plunged it into a completely new, modern environment which is often sanitary.”
shorturl.at/DtvQS
My quote: “I think the whole lesson of this work is... we are living with immune systems that we have inherited from our past. And we’ve plunged it into a completely new, modern environment which is often sanitary.”
shorturl.at/DtvQS
Hi Bluesky!
I've just made the leap from Twitter (a little late I know) and I'm looking to find the aDNA/genetics/prehistory group here. I'll be posting about my work and what I find interesting.
Drop me a message!
Cheers,
Will
I've just made the leap from Twitter (a little late I know) and I'm looking to find the aDNA/genetics/prehistory group here. I'll be posting about my work and what I find interesting.
Drop me a message!
Cheers,
Will
January 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hi Bluesky!
I've just made the leap from Twitter (a little late I know) and I'm looking to find the aDNA/genetics/prehistory group here. I'll be posting about my work and what I find interesting.
Drop me a message!
Cheers,
Will
I've just made the leap from Twitter (a little late I know) and I'm looking to find the aDNA/genetics/prehistory group here. I'll be posting about my work and what I find interesting.
Drop me a message!
Cheers,
Will