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Stellen Sie sich vor, was wir über Krankheiten lernen könnten, wenn wir die Geschichte menschlicher Erkrankungen studierten – von den Frühmenschen bis heute. Aber wie? TED Fellow Christina Warinner ist archäologische Genforscherin und sie stieß auf ein eindrucksvolles neues Hilfsmittel – mikrobielle DNS in versteinertem Zahnbelag.

Christina Warinner is a researcher at the University of Zurich, where she studies how humans have co-evolved with environments, diets and disease. Full bio »

Translated into German by Katja Tongucer
Reviewed by Simone Lackerbauer
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