Ancient plague plaque reveals so much!

Ancient plague plaque reveals so much!

Zuckerman, M. K., & Hofman, C. A. (2024). Lessons from ancient pathogens. Science, 385(6708), 490–492. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk0584 It is incredible what ancient DNA can tell us about ancient diseases! First Paragraph: The skeletons of deceased humans...
Evolution and Obesity – microbes & inflammation

Evolution and Obesity – microbes & inflammation

Saad, M. J. A., & Santos, A. (2024). The Microbiota and Evolution of Obesity. Endocrine Reviews, bnae033. https://doi.org/10.1210/endrev/bnae033 This article challenges some current ideas by taking gut microbiome into account. Abstract Obesity is a major global...
An Evolutionary View of Liver Pathology

An Evolutionary View of Liver Pathology

Dezső, K., Paku, S., Juhász, M., Kóbori, L., & Nagy, P. (2024). Evolutionary View of Liver Pathology. Evolutionary Applications, 17(12), e70059. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70059 open access ABSTRACT Evolutionary medicine emerged in the late twentieth century,...
Turku Postdoc in Evolutionary health

Turku Postdoc in Evolutionary health

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku, Finland, invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment begins in February 2025 at the earliest or upon agreement, and lasts until the end of...