Biological Warfare in the 17th Century [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 To the Editor: In an article that reviews evidence of a plot to use plague to break the siege of Candia during the Venetian–Ottoman War of the 17th century, Dr. Thalassinou and her colleagues (1) identify an incident previously unknown to historians of biological warfare.
W. Seth Carus
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Time-dependent variation of lead isotopes of lead white in 17th century Dutch paintings. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2021 Changing lead isotope ratios of 17th century Dutch paintings over time suggest usefulness of isotope data for art authentication.
D'Imporzano P +6 more
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Batavia shipwreck timbers reveal a key to Dutch success in 17th-century world trade. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Ocean-going ships were key to rising maritime economies of the Early Modern period, and understanding how they were built is critical to grasp the challenges faced by shipwrights and merchant seafarers.
Daly A +2 more
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Characterization of biodegradation in a 17th century easel painting and potential for a biological approach. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 It is important to characterize the microorganisms involved in biodeterioration processes to understand their effects on cultural assets and to define an efficient strategy for protecting artworks, monuments, and buildings from microbiological ...
Caselli E +14 more
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Paleogenetic study on the 17th century Korean mummy with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 While atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is known to be common among modern people exposed to various risk factors, recent paleopathological studies have shown that it affected ancient populations much more frequently than expected.
Shin DH +5 more
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Genotyping Yersinia pestis in Historical Plague: Evidence for Long-Term Persistence of Y. pestis in Europe from the 14th to the 17th Century. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Ancient DNA (aDNA) recovered from plague victims of the second plague pandemic (14th to 17th century), excavated from two different burial sites in Germany, and spanning a time period of more than 300 years, was characterized using single nucleotide ...
Seifert L +7 more
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Rickets in the 17th Century [PDF]
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2006 Abstract Rickets was first documented as a cause of death in the Bills of Mortality for The City of London in 1634, but detailed descriptions were only published between 1645 and 1668. It was thought at the time that this was a new disease in England, but there was no indication as to the cause of the condition.
J. L. H. O’Riordan
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Anatomical confirmation of computed tomography-based diagnosis of the atherosclerosis discovered in 17th century Korean mummy. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 In the present study on a newly discovered 17th century Korean mummy, computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple aortic calcifications within the aortic wall that were indicative of ancient atherosclerosis.
Kim MJ +8 more
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Radiological diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in 17th century Korean mummy. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2014 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm resulting in pulmonary sequelae that threaten the lives of infants. In computed tomography (CT) images of a 17th century middle-aged male mummy (the Andong mummy), we observed that ...
Kim YS +9 more
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Food flora in 17th century Northeast region of Brazil in Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2014 BackgroundThis article reports historical ethnobotany research conducted from a study of the work Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Natural History of Brazil), authored by Piso and Marcgrave and published in 1648, with main focus on Caatinga of northeast ...
Medeiros MF, Albuquerque UP.
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