Zandra Fagernäs

This study analyzes the oral microbiome of King Richard III using dental calculus metagenomics, finding it similar to other northern European populations despite his royal status and diet.

This study identifies dental enamel proteins in ancient human dental calculus, expanding its use beyond diet and microbiome analysis to include sex estimation.

The paper investigates contamination in palaeoproteomic analysis of dental enamel and finds that simple water or bleach washes before demineralization effectively remove contamination without harming endogenous proteins.

This paper demonstrates the successful retrieval of palaeoproteomic data from bone fragments in resin-impregnated sediment blocks, enabling microstratigraphic taxonomic identification of Pleistocene faunal remains.

This study evaluates decontamination methods for ancient proteins, finding that a brief bleach wash effectively removes modern contamination without damaging endogenous proteins from Pleistocene specimens.

This study analyzes dental calculus metagenomes from 103 ancient Pacific individuals to explore their potential in understanding past human migrations.

The paper introduces nf-core/eager, a Nextflow pipeline for ancient genome reconstruction, focusing on accessibility, reproducibility, and adaptability to modern practices.