Leprosy DNA extracted from medieval skeletons in Denmark
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The well-preserved bones contain DNA from multiple strands of one of medieval Europe’s biggest killers.
The well-preserved bones contain DNA from multiple strands of one of medieval Europe’s biggest killers.
One of the most dreaded diseases for millennia, leprosy is still with us — though it has lost much of its menace. But some of…
For 70 år siden fant en dansk lege hundrevis av skjeletter på en gård. Knoklene ble kimen til et internasjonalt…
by Alison Vrbanac Figure 1. M. leprae within skeletal muscle fibers (*) confirmed by acid-fast staining (red). Arrow shows…
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