Ariane Thomas

Our paper on #dogs from #Jamestown is finally out today! Thank you to my amazing coauthors, especially Jamestown Rediscovery, for helping me tell the story of these dogs and the people associated with them. - bit.ly/3WNZA3J

Can genomic analysis actually estimate past population size? cell.com/trends/genetic…

"It's an interesting biotech exercise, but behavior, ecology, and learned social traits matter just as much as DNA, and those can't simply be engineered." npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-…

Grey Wind, Summer, Ghost, Lady, Nymeria, and Shaggydog were right there! The Dire Wolf Is Back | The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

We have to stand up for science! Anyone who can join these rallies and believes that US science must be protected should come!

The US needs to decide how tax dollars should be spent. Firing NIH staff may lower the science budget but at the cost of losing qualified scientists working on developing treatments for rare diseases, #cancer, #Alzheimer’s, #HIV, and more. npr.org/sections/shots…

The private sector prioritizes research that makes money. But there are people with rare diseases that are costly for companies. NIH helps those and more - see what #NIH has funded by typing in any disease or condition in the filter research box: report.nih.gov/funding/catego…

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health.

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

I've started a 'tech for good' incubator, boisei labs, that focuses on social good & green tech-based impact: boisei.com I remain a Professor at Penn State; this is an approved outside professional activity. And we're hiring 1-2 software engineers (see website!).

Colonial Companions archaeology.org/issues/january… - via @archaeologymag

Join @NASA Astronaut Dr. Kathleen Rubins for NCATS’ Women in Science leadership panel with women leaders from @NIH and from @WiSDC_ on Nov. 20 from 9–11 a.m. EST. This engaging session is aimed at inspiring the next generation of women in science! Learn more about this #WomenInScience event with #AstroKate: go.nih.gov/pPy5YgW

Where are the (less recent) selective sweeps? theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/where-are-th…

Two new chapters from my free online book in human genetics out this weekend! These complete Part 3 of the book, on human population structure and history: 3.3: Inferring human prehistory from genetic data [this thread] 3.4: Ancient DNA [next thread] web.stanford.edu/group/pritchar…

Can Ancient DNA Support Indigenous Histories? sapiens.org/biology/ancien… via @sapiens_org

Great cover of our recent work led by @ArianeEThomas on the dogs of Tsenacomoco #ancientDNA #dogDNA igb.illinois.edu/article/ancien…… @IGBIllinois doi:10.1017/aaq.2024.25

Super excited that this is finally out 💃💃🥼 Ancient genomes reveal over two thousand years of dingo population structure | PNAS #core-collateral-metrics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

@adeflamingh I did! I am happy it is out and I’m grateful that you were apart of this project and helped make it happen!

@ArianeEThomas amazing! Hope you were able to get a copy too!

1/ 6 links on bioinformatics workflow to make your life easier 🧵

Surviving Jamestown: Researchers found that early colonists likely ate dogs to survive – Daily Press dailypress.com/2024/06/29/sur…