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An analysis of antibodies extracted from 800-year-old teeth has provided a new way to identify pathogens our ancestors contended with.

Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system as a natural response to infectious organisms like viruses and bacteria.

​Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has found.

According to a new study, teeth may be capable of storing antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human d

Mark Donnelly, 43, and his husband Robert Layfield, 35, and their twin sons Mitchell and Caleb, 12, should have been spending Christmas Day in London with relatives, not stranded in Singapore.