Ancient bones show tuberculosis older than thought
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 12:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Human tuberculosis may be 3,000 years older than previously thought, say researchers who analyzed DNA from 9,000-year-old human bones found off the coast of Israel.
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