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Lead scientist Anne Kathrine W. Runge extracts DNA in the clean room at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology to avoid contaminating the scarce DNA from archeological animal remains. © Christian Denkhaus / Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Animal remains investigated for paleopathological lesions at the German Archeological Institute. © Anne K. W. Runge / Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
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Signatures of ancient pathogen DNA reconstructed from prehistoric animal remains extend scope of paleomicrobiology and open a path towards identifying the origins of zoonoses.

Ancient animal reservoirs of zoonotic diseases

The study investigates zoonotic pathogens during the Eurasian Bronze Age, a period of intense migration and the introduction of pastoralism, which facilitated the transmission of animal pathogens to humans. An international team analysed 346 samples (primarily from domesticated animals) from 34 arch…
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