Prehistoric teeth used to create historic map of infectious diseases

Published on July 29, 2025

A research project led jointly by researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Copenhagen and University of Cambridge shows that large-scale mapping of prehistoric teeth and bones provides new knowledge of present-day infectious diseases. This may, among other things, have an impact on the development of vaccines.
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