Ancient Humans Lacked Cavity-Causing Bacteria

Ancient Humans Lacked Cavity-Causing Bacteria Published on: May 3, 2021 This week we learned of an exciting scientific discovery. Researchers used a 5700-year-old piece of “chewing gum,” to reconstruct the genome of the young woman who chewed it. But it wasn’t just her DNA they discovered in the gum. The gum was also full of […]