Remains of 17th century bishop support neolithic emergence of tuberculosis

When anthropologist Caroline Arcini and her colleagues at the Swedish Natural Historical Museum discovered small calcifications in the extremely well-preserved lungs of Bishop Peder Winstrup, they knew more investigation was needed. "We suspected these were remnants of a past lung infection," says Arcini, "and tuberculosis was at the top of our list of candidates. DNA analysis was the best way to prove it."

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