by Captain Skellett | Jun 8, 2011 | Recent Research
A few months ago I wrote about Ancient Nubians and their antibiotic beer, delivering a dose of tetracycline in every brew. Now bioarcheologist George Armelagos has co-authored a study showing that early irrigation channels changed how humans were affected by...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 8, 2010 | Recent Research, Science Communication
At the Genographic Event at the RiAus I also interviewed Dr Wolfgang Haak, who spoke about Y-chromosome markers to determine paternal ancestry. He’s been involved in the Genographic Project for three and a half years. What are the benefits of understanding...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 8, 2010 | Recent Research, Science Communication, Sex and Reproduction
After the event last night about the worldwide Genographic Project, I caught up with Prof Dr Carles Lalueza‑Fox, the first speaker on the night, for a quick interview. He’s an expert on Neanderthals, or Neandertals I think we call them now. Named after the...
by Captain Skellett | Sep 8, 2010 | Drugs, Recent Research
Today’s schooner of science is literally science in a schooner. Plus it comes with a new career path – bioarcheologist, expert in ancient diets. George Armelagos is the bioarcheologist in question, and he’d been studying the ancient Nubians who lived...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 6, 2010 | Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Deep in a desert in Peru palaeontologists were searching for a skull. Some years ago, teeth thought to belong to a new species of marine animal had been found, but they needed a head to identify it. Hunting in the richest area for ancient sea remains, luck eluded them...
