Ancient bones could yield TB clue

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Researchers are using human remains from the ancient city of Jericho to study the evolution of tuberculosis. So far, the team out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found evidence of TB on several sets of 6000+ year-old bones that were collected during the thirties, forties, and fifties. They are also looking for leprosy, leishmania and malaria.

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