Hendrik Poinar, McMaster University (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Hendrik Poinar, McMaster University

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Hendrik Poinar, Director of McMaster University's Ancient DNA Centre, led research that recasts previous inclusions about what had infected a 16th century child long believed to have suffered from smallpox, when in fact the infection was apparently hepatitis B .

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JD Howell, McMaster University

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