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Bones tell stories: international recognition of research by Slovenian bioarchaeologist
Slovenia🔬 Science16 days ago

Bones tell stories: international recognition of research by Slovenian bioarchaeologist

The University of Ljubljana has been recognized internationally as a leading institution in the field of ancient DNA research, particularly through the work of bioarchaeologist Tamara Leskovar. A recent bibliometric study published in the journal *International Journal of Legal Medicine* analyzed nearly a thousand scientific publications between 1989 and 2024, identifying the most influential researchers, institutions, and countries in this area. The study highlighted Leskovar’s significant contributions to the development of bioarchaeological and palaeogenetic research, as well as interdisciplinary approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Additionally, Leskovar contributed to a review article in the journal *Genes*, which outlines modern methods used to reconstruct biological profiles from old or highly degraded skeletal remains using genetic analysis, stable isotope studies, epigenetics, proteomics, and histology. These techniques allow scientists to infer information such as gender, age, family relationships, diet, mobility, and geographic origins of individuals who lived centuries or millennia ago.

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Bones tell stories: international recognition of research by Slovenian bioarchaeologist

The University of Ljubljana has been recognized internationally as a leading institution in the field of ancient DNA research, particularly through the work of bioarchaeologist Tamara Leskovar. A recent bibliometric study published in the journal *International Journal of Legal Medicine* analyzed nearly a thousand scientific publications between 1989 and 2024, identifying the most influential researchers, institutions, and countries in this area. The study highlighted Leskovar’s significant contributions to the development of bioarchaeological and palaeogenetic research, as well as interdisciplinary approaches to studying human skeletal remains. Additionally, Leskovar contributed to a review article in the journal *Genes*, which outlines modern methods used to reconstruct biological profiles from old or highly degraded skeletal remains using genetic analysis, stable isotope studies, epigenetics, proteomics, and histology. These techniques allow scientists to infer information such as gender, age, family relationships, diet, mobility, and geographic origins of individuals who lived centuries or millennia ago.

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