Elizabeth A. Nelson

This study analyzes ancient DNA from a rural English cemetery to explore genetic continuity and change following the Norman Conquest, finding no genome-wide discontinuity.

This study uses ancient DNA to analyze the evolution of Streptococcus mutans over 8,000 years, showing that some virulence traits emerged with agricultural diets.

The paper examines ancient pathogens in zooarchaeological remains to identify zoonotic diseases and validate their authenticity using genetic and palaeopathological methods.

This study analyzes historical Y. pestis genomes to trace the phylogeography of the second plague pandemic, revealing patterns of genetic diversity and virulence gene loss.