Bradford Researchers Uncover Link Between Disease and Wool Trade
TL;DR
Researchers from the University of Bradford analyzed ancient DNA from skeletons across England, revealing how the bacteria causing relapsing fever evolved over thousands of years and how changes in human lifestyle, such as wool trade and living conditions, influenced disease transmission and severity.
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