Historically, piecing together the puzzles of human cultural history has largely been the preserve of archaeology. However, recent advances in the retrieval of ancient samples of DNA from human remains has allowed researchers to peer into the past in unprecedented detail. A new study published in BMC Genetics now adds PCR alongside pickaxes in the… Read more »
In 1981 the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health brought forth the notion that ‘Children are one third of our population and all of our future’. In April 2012, over 7,000 pediatricians, research scientists, health care providers and policy makers, including over 1,200 international attendees, will be meeting to honour this notion, share… Read more »
The year 2012 is an important year for London as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. However, BMC Infectious Diseases was equally excited to attend 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) at the ExCeL exhibition and convention centre also held in the east end of the capital. The… Read more »