Waldron, T. (1999). Modern diagnosis of ancient disease. British Archaeology 41. Vol 41, pp. 8-9.
Title The title of the publication or report |
Modern diagnosis of ancient disease |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
British Archaeology 41 |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
British Archaeology |
Volume Volume number and part |
41 |
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
18 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
8 - 9 |
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Until recently, palaeopathologists have had to rely on their own observations of the changes taking place in human skeletons, aided where possible by X-ray evidence, in order to identify the occurrence of infectious diseases in individuals. However, recent scientific advances have led to a new era of investigation into ancient biomolecules: DNA from bacteria can now be recovered and amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Some of the applications of the new techniques are outlined in this article. Although the work on ancient biomolecules has been an exciting development, traditional palaeopathology has also brought new knowledge in the last few years; recent discoveries relating to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are discussed here. LD |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1999 |
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
02 Jan 2016 |