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City Living Helped Humans Evolve Immunity To Tuberculosis And Leprosy, New Research Suggests

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City Living Helped Humans Evolve Immunity to Tuberculosis and Leprosy, New Research Suggests

 

 

ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2010) — New research has found that a genetic variant which reduces the chance of contracting diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy is more prevalent in populations with long histories of urban living.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923104140.htm

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