Leprosy is an infectious disease that has now been reported for more than 2000 years. The
leprosy elimination goal set by the World Health Organization (WHO), ie a global prevalence …

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

Leprosy was endemic in Europe until the Middle Ages. Using DNA array capture, we have
obtained genome sequences of Mycobacterium leprae from skeletons of five medieval …

This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the
Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs--especially when …

Tuberculosis is a re-emerging disease and is a major problem in both developing and
developed countries today. An estimated one third of the world's population is infected and …

Keratinous tissues such as nail, hair, horn, scales and feather have been used as a source
of DNA for over 20 years. Particular benefits of such tissues include the ease with which they …

Leprosy was rare in Europe during the Roman period, yet its prevalence increased
dramatically in medieval times. We examined human remains, with paleopathological …

INTRODUCTION: Molecular methods are increasingly being deployed for analysis of the
microbial flora in the root canal. Such methods are based on the assumption that recovered …