title: Pulling teeth from history: DNA from ancient teeth can help to yield information about our ancestors' health, diet and diseases.
authors.affiliation: Freelance journalist, London, UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005580:Fossils; D006801:Humans; D059125:Neanderthals / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004247:DNA