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All about biological anthropology! Be sure to join our large FB group for discussions, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel & Instagram accounts (Bioanth_news).
Joined September 2012
AI is now advanced enough to help humans explain their own brains. But what if it’s telling us a false story? What if its narrative makes sense, but it's not the story of our brain at all? @BaharGholipour eavesdrops on neurons w/ @EngelTatiana @NautilusMag
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But what if it’s telling them a false story?
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We had scanned #sediba @esrfsynchrotron years ago but the tech has advanced significantly and we have new specimens! The goal of this experiment is to see disruptions in incremental growth lines in teeth and by matching them across teeth establish the exact age of death of Karabo
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Vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of prehistoric migration from Africa https://t.co/5FvsDxOvvD via @HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
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For our 150th episode...(yes, 150!), we are pleased to have Drs. @AHGoodman18 & Joseph Graves "back" to promote their new book "Racism Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions."
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Emocionado por nuestro nuevo artículo en @AmAnthroJournal sobre " Asymmetries and praxis in aDNA research: a bioanthropological critique ". Ha sido increíble realizar este trabajo con J.M. Argüelles y @Anthrofuentes . Gracias por su tiempo y amabilidad. 1/
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Evidence that RNA Viruses Drove Adaptive Introgression between Neanderthals and Modern Humans
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Human genome evolution after Neanderthal interbreeding was shaped by viral infections and the resulting selection for ancient alleles of viral-interacting protein genes.
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‘Acquired by dubious means’: Should museums give back the bones of Black people?
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First archaeological experiment in space https://t.co/CYon3q91oW via @physorg_com
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A world-first—or solar-system-first—archaeological project has this week begun on the International Space Station.
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Tracing the origins of plants in West African cuisine https://t.co/46zpOM2v4r via @physorg_com
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered the first insights into the origins of West African plant-ba...
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Digging deep: DNA molecules in ancient dirt offer a treasure trove of clues to our past https://t.co/aAMjeRX7NX via @ConversationEDU
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Genetic analysis of intact blocks of sediment from archaeological sites reveals that microscopic fragments of fossil bone and faeces are the main sources of ancient DNA.
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Clovis hunters have long been assumed to have been mammoth hunters. But their status as adept killers of giant beasts has come under fire
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Early Americans’ stone points were best suited to butchering the huge beasts’ carcasses, scientists contend.
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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey died on January 2 at age 77. He was part of the team that discovered ‘Turkana Boy,’ a Homo erectus skeleton—one of the most complete early hominin skeletons ever found. On #SciFriLive📻, revisit our 2011 conversation. https://t.co/x921Gg7z1m
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A leading authority on paleoanthropology, Richard Leakey leaves behind an expansive body of work on human evolution.
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For years, scientists have known that ancient sediments harbor DNA samples from our earliest human relatives. But this year, multiple teams made strides in finding—and untangling—those threads, rewriting the histories of humans and animals living in caves from Spain to Siberia.
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Check out the discussion on Homo bodoensis over in the BioAnth News Facebook group!
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Homo bodoensis. Mirjana Roksandic and Christopher Bae are members of this group, so keep it clean.
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Researchers have developed a method to detect vitamin D deficiency in cremated human remains. https://t.co/gjCxdYyAPo
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The schedule is here!!👇👇👇 Looking forward to a great week! 🦊🕷️🐍🦉🌹🐞 #BlackInNHMs #BlackInSTEM #BlackinNature
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BREAKING: Ancient footprints provide evidence of humans in North America at the Last Glacial Maximum 📷 Dan Odess #IceAgeAmerica
https://t.co/fYBHiGbIqB
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