In the past two decades, ancient DNA research has progressed from the retrieval of small
fragments of mitochondrial DNA from a few late Holocene specimens, to large-scale studies …

In natural systems, individuals are often co-infected by many species of parasites. However,
the significance of interactions between species and the processes that shape within-host …

This book is designed to be a practical study in infectious disease dynamics. It offers an easy-
to-follow implementation and analysis of mathematical epidemiology. It focuses on recent …

Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-ca. 216) began his remarkable career tending to wounded
gladiators in provincial Asia Minor. Later in life he achieved great distinction as one of a …

Leprosy is a chronic human disease caused by the yet-uncultured pathogen Mycobacterium
leprae. Although readily curable with multidrug therapy (MDT), over 200,000 new cases are …

Background Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that
affects almost 250,000 people worldwide. The timing of first infection, geographic origin, and …

Across Europe, the genetics of the Chalcolithic/Bronze Age transition is increasingly
characterized in terms of an influx of Steppe-related ancestry. The effect of this major shift on …

Over the past half century, the biocultural approach has emerged as an integrative
intellectual force in biological anthropology (Goodman and Leatherman 1998; Goodman et …

Background Recent advances in sequencing have facilitated large-scale analyses of the
metagenomic composition of different samples, including the environmental microbiome of …

Leprosy, which has afflicted human populations for millenia, results from infection with
Mycobacterium leprae, an unculturable pathogen with an exceptionally long generation …