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Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-are-what-you-eat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons has shed light on the health consequences of the evolving diet and behavior from the Stone Age to the modern day. The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in oral bacteria brought about by the dietary shifts as humans became farmers, and later with the introduction of food manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution."

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  1. "anonymous reader" = blog spammer by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Informative
    The source, not linked in TFA, is Adelaide University: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news59301.html

    Link to the source, not some asshole plagiarising it to get ad hits.