Nature
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New research by an international team of geneticists and archaeologists brought new understanding of the genetic ancestry of the communities of the North Pontic region in the time preceding the emergence of the Yamna culture, which upended Old Europe at the turn of the Bronze Age.
Unravelling the Gut Microbiome: Insights from the AWI-Gen 2 Microbiome Project in Africa
Representation in microbiome research is crucial for the effective and broad application of research findings. This relatively large study provides valuable insights into the microbiomes of a diverse population of African women and is conducted within a collaborative, community-engaged framework.
A first global atlas of the bacterial microbiome in the world’s glacier-fed streams
Glaciers and their streams are vanishing at an unprecedented pace because of global warming. What else are we potentially losing beside freshwater resources? In our article in Nature, we show what else besides freshwater resources we are potentially losing as glaciers shrink — a unique microbiome!
Linking tissue injury to neural precursor reprogramming in gliomagenesis
In this article, we provide a behind-the-scenes narrative of a new publication from my lab, led by Akram Hamed, published today in Nature: Gliomagenesis mimics an injury response orchestrated by neural crest-like cells. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08356-2
How bad cholesterol is removed from blood
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of human mortality. New structural information helps to develop future therapeutic interventions for this chronic, human health problem.