A human jawbone housed in a small Bristol museum has contributed ancient DNA to ground-breaking research into bacteria. The jawbone was found in Fishmonger’s Swallet, a cave in South Gloucestershire, and is now in the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society’s museum. This was one of four samples from across the UK, ranging from 2,300 to…
DNA from Fishmonger’s Swallet, South Gloucestershire, helps map evolution of fever-causing bacteria
