Dr. Michelle I. Turner

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  Dr. Michelle I. Turner chaco-arch.bsky.social · Feb 5
  "Using comparative genomic data across primates, the researchers found examples of genes associated with burn injury responses which show signs of accelerated evolution in humans. These genes are involved in wound closure, inflammation and immune system response" phys.org/news/2026-02...
  

  Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests

  Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme inj...

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  Dr. Michelle I. Turner chaco-arch.bsky.social · Feb 1
  New book about the archaeology of Rapa Nui, reviewed in the New York Times. Gift article 🎁
  

  A Definitive History of the Mysteries of Easter Island

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  Dr. Michelle I. Turner chaco-arch.bsky.social · Jan 31
  I’m a naturalized citizen, and last week before my trip I tucked my passport into my purse. It’s still there and I guess I’m leaving it. If I was in Minneapolis this would seem like the obvious next step. What a country we are living in now 😔 Gift article 🎁
  

  Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE

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