Sequencing the Genome of Medieval Leprosy Using Human Bone Remains (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Sequencing the Genome of Medieval Leprosy Using Human Bone Remains

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Humans appear to be the ones who adapted to leprosy, causing its decline in Europe.

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Source: EPFL

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