Christina Warinner | Actifensin Evolution in the Human Oral Cavity over the Past 100,000 Years

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is glad to share news from Professor Christina Warinner and colleagues:

Check out our new ancient DNA article on the deep time evolution of antimicrobial peptides in the human oral microbiome! Learn more about how oral Actinomyces defend themselves with actifensins and test out our new software tool for antimicrobial discovery, AMPcombi!

Herbst R, Ibrahim A, Hübner A, Knüpfer U, Regenstein L, Wiedemann C, Hellmich UA, Warinner C*, Stallforth P*. (2025) Actifensin evolution in the human oral cavity over the past 100,000 years. Journal of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c14335.