CPG brings scientists from diverse disciplines together in a state-of-the-art aDNA research facility, and is jointly run by Stockholm University and the Swedish Museum of Natural History. More info: https://www.palaeogenetics.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mrwnnsgf4k23🚨 A #CPGSthlm -led study uses a large-scale ancient DNA dataset to uncover the origins of Upper Paleolithic mammoth bone accumulations 🦣🦴🦴🦴🦴🧬 In contrast to dispersed sites, accumulations are female-biased, suggesting they resulted from human exploitation! 🏹🍖 OA paper👉 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00888-231 Jul 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwnnsgf4k23https://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mpo4gxfkfs2wOur #CPGSthlm delegation had great presentations and posters at #SMBE2026! 👏👏👏 ♥️🧬🦣🫎🦠🦋🐝🐀💀🦬🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo4gxfkfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mpgx7xbwvk26After #ICP2026, #CPGsthlm has officially landed in Copenhagen for #SMBE2026! 🇩🇰🧬 We are bringing a delegation from Stockholm to share our latest research. Here is a breakdown of every CPG presentation happening this week 🧵👇 Don't miss out!29 Jun 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgx7xbwvk26https://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mo3peskne22jIsabelle Feinauer is currently defending their PhD thesis on the genomic consequences of postglacial recolonization of Scandinavian mammals with Morten Tange Olsen as the opponent. Good luck, Isa!12 Jun 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3peskne22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mnfxb2b2ds2a🧬 New paper in Cell! Analysis of 12 cave lion genomes shows that cave lions and modern lions may have diverged more than three times earlier than previously thought – as early as 1.7 million years ago! AND…they interbred when temperatures dropped! Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00524-6 🧵 1/903 Jun 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfxb2b2ds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mmgxdil34s2s#CPGStlhm 's PhD candidate @officialernst.bsky.social is currently defending his thesis on using metagenomics sedimentary DNA to reconstruct past ecosystems 🧬🏞️ in Sweden with Laura Epp as opponent. Good luck, Ernst!22 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgxdil34s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mk2uarpic22mNew paper alert 🚨 A study led by #CPGSthlm researchers found DNA from a bear in 9.6k year old lake sediments. This potentially rewrites the history of brown bears in Scandinavia! 🧬🐻🐾🏔️🧊 Check @officialernst.bsky.social thread 👉 https://bsky.app/profile/officialernst.bsky.social/post/3mjgtwz2cms2l OA article 👉 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2527944123 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2uarpic22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mjywwd55z22eWe present DNAharvester 🎉🦴🚜🧬 A pipeline to process highly degraded ancient DNA data that integrates metagenomic filtering, competitive mapping, multiple alignment strategies, reference bias evaluation and much more. GitHub: https://github.com/NBISweden/DNAharvester Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.20.719564v121 Apr 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjywwd55z22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mild5gmtbc2yCome join us in Stockholm as a PhD student for the next 4 years! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mild5gmtbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mhzzpllmzk2eNew paper alert 🚨 Researchers at #CPGStlhm have analyzed ancient genomes from an Islamic cemetery in Ibiza (950–1150 CE) 🏖️ They found a highly diverse community with ancestry from Europe and North Africa! The paper was published in @natcomms.nature.com OA link https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70615-927 Mar 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzzpllmzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mhqfefkxk22bTwo palaeogeneticists traveling to Northern Yukon's wilderness in search of extremely old DNA 🧊🧬🧪 A mysterious permafrost mummy hidden in the collections 🦴🕵️ An Agatha Christie book 📖 @gog1693.bsky.social behind-the-scenes story on his paper has EVERYTHING! Paper 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-44540-2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfefkxk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3me43nxky7224Congrats to Alicia Muriel and Michael Mitschke for successfully presenting their research in Half-Time PhD seminars!! 🎉🐑🐝🧬05 Feb 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me43nxky7224https://bsky.app/profile/cpgsthlm.bsky.social/post/3mcu4hsfsk22c@knmoreland.bsky.social and @mootspoints.bsky.social are currently presenting their mammoth research at the International Conference of Mammoths and their Relatives (ICMR) 🦣🐘🧬 in Nairobi, Kenya.20 Jan 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:s3ff75cgnndmajkffbgtcka3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu4hsfsk22c