— New Paper on ancient Plasmodium DNA!

PhD student Michelle Haemmerle has led together with Alejandro Llnos-Lizcano the discovery and study of P. falciparum genomics from roman teeth.

The paper published in Scientific Reports (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-85038-z) shows high diversity in the recovery of P. falciparum between dental pieces of infected individuals suggesting denser samplings when trying to recover the pathogen.