“With our genetic analysis we were able to identify red squirrels as the first ancient animal host of leprosy,” said Verena Schuenemann, an archaeologist at the University of Basel in ...

Archaeology Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea. ... Now, Verena Schünemann, a paleogeneticist at the University of Zurich, ...

In South America, palaeogeneticist Dr Verena Schuenemann has been extracting genetic material from human remains to find out more about treponemal diseases, which include syphilis, yaws and bejel.