{"id":2874,"date":"2026-05-11T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:56:50","slug":"carina-schlebuschs-kaw202605","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/carina-schlebuschs-kaw202605\/","title":{"rendered":"Carina Schlebusch&#8217;s current research\u2014in a nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-KAW-schlebusch-HomoSapiens.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-KAW-schlebusch-HomoSapiens.jpg 984w, https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-KAW-schlebusch-HomoSapiens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-KAW-schlebusch-HomoSapiens-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup>Photo: Magnus Bergstr\u00f6m<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Carina Schlebusch is combining archaeology, genetics and biochemistry with the aim of discovering how human genes have adapted to changing lifestyles over thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prehistoric DNA from skeletal remains in Africa can provide answers to questions about diet, disease and survival, and perhaps even offer clues about humanity\u2019s future health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The goal now is to understand how the transition to agriculture affected people\u2019s health and diet and how humans adapted genetically to their new lifestyle. Schlebusch sees parallels with our own time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen contemporary hunter-gatherers move into cities, they often develop health problems such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. Our bodies are adapted to scarcity, not abundance. By understanding how our ancestors coped with change, we can better understand our own challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Carina&#8217;s research, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, is featured in an article on the foundation&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kaw.wallenberg.org\/en\/research\/how-transition-hunter-gatherer-farmer-shaped-our-genes\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-link-dark-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-abafbc0d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She examines how the art of cultivation spread in Africa thousands of years ago\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lGNlmlXH2n4?start=360&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extended Wallenberg Fellowship for Carina Schlebusch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>02 Dec 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/extended-wallenberg-fellowship-for-carina-schlebusch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carina Schlebusch is combining archaeology, genetics and biochemistry with the aim of discovering how human genes have adapted to changing lifestyles over thousands of years. 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