By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Introduction In vitro diagnostics (IVD) refers to medical tests performed outside the human body, typically in laboratories or at the point of ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans ...

Egyptian mummy's horrifying fate changes everything experts knew about disease The scientific name for the infection, Yersinia pestis, wiped out vast swathes of Europe but this new finding means ...

Bacterial persistence against phages enables survival under infection, and heat treatment enhances this tolerance, facilitating resistance evolution and influencing the effectiveness of phage therapy.