The prevalence of chronic, non-communicable diseases has risen sharply in recent
decades, especially in industrialized countries. While several studies implicate the …

Dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) is a cross-cultural biological matrix that is emerging
as a critical source of information for anthropologists and oral health professionals. It …

One of the most promising areas of research in palaeomicrobiology is the study of the
human microbiome. In particular, ancient dental calculus helps to reconstruct a substantial …

The study of ancient human dental calculus (mineralized dental plaque, also known as
tartar) is becoming increasingly important in osteoarchaeology, human palaeoecology and …

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 …

Background The analysis of ancient oral metagenomes from archaeological human and
animal samples is largely confounded by contaminant DNA sequences from modern and …

The study of the biological response of microbial cells interacting with natural and synthetic
interfaces has acquired a new dimension with the development and constant progress of …

High Throughput DNA Sequencing (HTS) revolutionized the field of paleomicrobiology,
leading to an explosive growth of microbial ancient DNA (aDNA) studies, especially from …

Looking for a biological fingerprint relative to new aspects of the relationship between
humans and natural environment during prehistoric times is challenging. Although many …

The interaction between a host and its microbiome is an area of intense study. For the
human host, it is known that the various body-site-associated microbiomes impact heavily on …