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Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

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Staff Writer at Science Magazine

Editorial Director at The Open Notebook

Science journalist @NewsfromScience | @Open_Notebook en Español | @UCSC_SciCom | Views my own | he/him🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈 @rpocisv.bsky.social

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  • Race, ethnicity don’t match genetic ancestry, according to a large U.S. study

    2 weeks ago | science.org | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

    The self-reported race and ethnicity of people in the United States don’t always match their genetic ancestry.

  • Bedbugs may be the first urban pest

    3 weeks ago | science.org | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

    Long before rats roamed sewers and cockroaches lurked in kitchen corners, another unwelcome guest plagued early civilizations. A new genomic study published today in Biology Letters suggests that bedbugs—the blood-feeding insects that haunt our hotel stays—were the first urban pests, proving an itchy menace for tens of thousands of years. “This is really amazing,” says Klaus Reinhardt, an evolutionary biologist at the Dresden University of Technology who was not involved in the new study.

  • Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity

    1 month ago | science.org | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

    With people of multiple origins and ethnicities, Brazil has long been recognized as one of the most genetically diverse countries in the world. Now, the largest genomic study of the Brazilian population to date, published today in Science, is painting a clearer picture of how that diversity came to be—and how centuries of colonization, migration, and social dynamics have shaped Brazil’s biology and health.

  • Aztec empire sought obsidian from far and wide to make ritual jewelry and basic tools

    1 month ago | science.org | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

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  • Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm

    1 month ago | science.org | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

    Deep in the rainforest of Africa, a male chimpanzee approaches a tall tree with prominent roots and begins to slap them vigorously, creating a deep, percussive sound that can be heard kilometers away. Such “drumming” allows chimps to communicate across long distances. Now, two studies show the animals also drum to a distinct beat, which varies across chimp societies.

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Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega @rpocisv
29 May 25

RT @NewsfromScience: Long before rats roamed sewers and cockroaches lurked in kitchen corners, another unwelcome guest plagued early civili…

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega @rpocisv
29 May 25

A new study of bedbug genomes traces their success back to early civilization, and claims that they may be the first urban pest. More in my story for @NewsfromScience. https://t.co/2hizePDNnt

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega @rpocisv
16 May 25

RT @NewsfromScience: Brazil has long been recognized as one of the most genetically diverse countries in the world. Now, the largest genom…