title: Beyond the palaeomicrobiology.
abstract: This month's Genome Watch highlights the power of palaeomicrobiology in extracting detailed information about the genomes of ancient microorganisms.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seth-Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010163:Paleontology; D010802:Phylogeny; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial