In ancient DNA research, the degraded nature of the samples generally results in poor
yields of highly fragmented DNA; targeted DNA enrichment is thus required to maximize …

Objetivo: Encontrar en las grandes epidemias del pasado las claves que ayuden a
interpretarlas. Material y Métodos: Histórico-lógico con aplicación de criterios de pandemia …

Metagenomics enables the study of complex microbial communities from myriad sources,
including the remains of oral and gut microbiota preserved in archaeological dental calculus …

Neanderthals and modern humans both occupied the Levant for tens of thousands of years
prior to the spread of modern humans into the rest of Eurasia and their replacement of the …

Beginning some 10,000 years ago, humans began a dramatic alteration in living conditions
relating especially to the shift in lifeway from foraging to farming. In addition to the initiation …

Objectives Dental calculus is among the richest known sources of ancient DNA in the
archaeological record. Although most DNA within calculus is microbial, it has been shown to …

Hepatitis B virus is a globally distributed pathogen and the history of HBV infection in
humans predates 10000 years. However, long-term evolutionary history of HBV in Eastern …

Ancient DNA analysis of human oral microbial communities within calcified dental plaque
(calculus) has revealed key insights into human health, paleodemography, and cultural …

Like modern metagenomics, ancient metagenomics is a highly data-rich discipline, with the
added challenge that the DNA of interest is degraded and, depending on the sample type, in …

Explores the concept of waste from fresh historical, cultural, and geographical perspectives.
Garbage is often assumed to be an inevitable part and problem of human existence. But …