The Evolution Of Disease Shown In Ancient Bacteria Of Teeth

Monday, February 18, 2013 - 04:30 in Biology & Nature

Bacteria didn't just impact our evolution, we impacted the evolution of bacteria also, according to a study of DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons. The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in oral bacteria brought about by the dietary shifts as humans became farmers, and later with the introduction of food manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution. read more

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