RT @ElihuAranday: A 17th-century M.#tuberculosis genome supports a Neolithic emergence of the MTBC. Bishop Peder Winstrup of Sweden passed…
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Today is #TuberculosisDay Did you know that we can trace back the history of this disease using ancient DNA? For example, a recent study isolated DNA from calcified lung nodule of Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund (1605–1679). https://t.co/eiC6CTV5rb
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RT @Paracelsus1092: Researchers used at 17th century lung to extract the TB genome and were able to pin down the origin of the disease to s…
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Researchers used at 17th century lung to extract the TB genome and were able to pin down the origin of the disease to somewhere between 2000-4000 BC. Another gift from the Neolithic Revolution that keeps on giving. https://t.co/oBuTZcfUVU https://t.co/Oi7