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ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2025

Ancient

Pooja Swali, Thomas Booth, Cedric C S Tan, Jesse McCabe, Kyriaki Anastasiadou, Christopher Barrington, Matteo Borrini, Adelle Bricking, Jo Buckberry, Lindsey Büster and 22 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The ability of relapsing feverCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors.

Pooja SwaliUCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8301-8649
Thomas BoothAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8731-818X
Cedric C S TanUCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3536-8465
Jesse McCabeAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0002-2401-256X
Kyriaki AnastasiadouAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8033-6070
Christopher BarringtonBioinformatics and Biostatistics, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1281-2658
Matteo BorriniFaculty of Science, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3863-4992
Adelle BrickingDepartment of History and Collection Development, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6744-8254
Jo BuckberrySchool of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0328-1496
Lindsey BüsterDepartment of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4121-9431
Rea CarlinFreelance Consultant Osteoarchaeologist, Poulton Research Project, Cheshire, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-4177-1035
Alexandre GilardetAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4851-3051
Isabelle GlockeAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Joel D IrishFaculty of Science, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7857-8847
Monica KellyAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-7075-1290
Megan KingFaculty of Science, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1309-5857
Fiona PetcheyEnvironmental Research Institute, School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Jessica PetoAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Marina SilvaAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3756-0920
Leo SpeidelUCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, UK.
Frankie TaitAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-1864-5867
Adelina TeoacaCanterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury, UK.
Satu ValorianiFaculty of Science, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8070-9682
Mia WilliamsAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0001-1940-6815
Richard MadgwickSchool of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4396-3566
Graham MullanUniversity of Bristol Spelaeological Society, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Linda WilsonUniversity of Bristol Spelaeological Society, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Kevin CootesFaculty of Science, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Ian ArmitDepartment of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8669-3810
Maximiliano G GutierrezHost-Pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3199-0337
Lucy van DorpUCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6211-2310
Pontus SkoglundAncient Genomics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3021-5913

Funding

Cancer Research UK CC2109Wellcome Trust 217223Wellcome Trust 220457Wellcome Trust FC001595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several bacterial pathogens have transitioned from tick-borne to louse-borne transmission, which often involves genome reduction and increasing virulence. However, the timing of such transitions remains unclear. We sequenced four ancient

Indexed as

BorreliaEvolution, MolecularGenome, BacterialRelapsing FeverAnimalsBiological EvolutionHumansPhylogeny

Identifiers

PMID40403067
PMCPMC7617810

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