Ancient DNA reveals clues about how tuberculosis shaped the human immune system

ScienceDaily
Mar 4, 2021, 11:24 am259 pts
A new study employing ancient human DNA reveals how tuberculosis has affected European populations over the past 2,000 years, specifically the impact that disease has had on the human genome. This work has implications for studying not only evolutionary genetics, but also how genetics can influence the immune…

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