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Mercedes González-Ruiz

Mercedes González-Ruiz

Biologist and Researcher in Peleogenetics

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Additional affiliations
September 2016 - December 2020
Bastiments Aventura
Position
  • Instructor
May 2011 - July 2011
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Position
  • Research Associate
March 2011 - October 2018
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
Position
  • Head of Department
Education
January 2019 - September 2021
University of Girona
Field of study
  • Molecular biology and microbiology
September 2007 - September 2008
University of Barcelona
Field of study
  • Human Biology
September 1998 - September 2007

Publications

Publications (29)
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Next generation sequencing technologies have opened new opportunities in forensic genetics. Here we assess the applicability and performance of the MiSeq FGx™ & ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit (Illumina) to the identification of individuals from the mass graves of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The main limitations for individual identificatio...
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In an attempt to understand the genetic dynamics in Teopancazco, Teotihuacan, weconducted and ancient DNA analysis based on mtDNA.Our results show that the level of genetic diversity isconsistent with the multiethnicity observed through cultural behaviour and isotopic analyses, at this neighborhood center.
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Las evidencias morfológicas en restos humanos antiguos podrían indicar que algunos individuos probablemente padecieron una infección bacteriana. En este contexto, los análisis moleculares de ADN antiguo son una herramienta útil para confirmar el diagnóstico macroscópico como lo demuestran el creciente número de publicaciones. Sin embargo, debido a...
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A recent discovery of Iron Age burials (Pazyryk culture) in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia may shed light on the mode and tempo of the generation of the current genetic east-west population admixture in Central Asia. Studies on ancient mitochondrial DNA of this region suggest that the Altai Mountains played the role of a geographical barrier betwe...
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Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis can be a useful tool in bacterial disease diagnosis in human remains. However, while the recovery of Mycobacterium spp. has been widely successful, several authors report unsuccessful results regarding ancient treponemal DNA, casting doubts on the usefulness of this technique for the diagnosis of ancient syphilis. Here,...
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The site from La Cova des Pas, located in Menorca, is a funerary cave with a collective burial dating from the Late Bronze Age. This cave presents a good conservation of the remains of both humans and other organic elements. In spite of the good preservation, the first DNA amplification tests showed a low amplification success rate, probably owing...
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Ancient populations have commonly been thought to have lived in small groups where extreme endogamy was the norm. To contribute to this debate, a genetic analysis has been carried out on a collective burial with eight primary inhumations from Montanissell Cave in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees. Radiocarbon dating clearly placed the burial in the Bronze A...

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