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Join UCL research fellow Pooja Swali in this 31-minute podcast episode from The Royal Institution's Ri Science Podcast series as she explores how ancient DNA and pathogens reveal hidden aspects of human history. Discover her groundbreaking research on ancient pathogens, officially published in Science, which provides insights into the evolutionary journey of diseases and their impact on human civilization. Learn how the analysis of prehistoric plague genomes from Britain and other historical samples helps scientists understand fundamental evolutionary processes that have shaped species distribution today. This podcast, recorded at the Royal Institution Theatre on March 1, 2025, features Swali, who was awarded both the Scientific Achievement award at the Crick Institute and the 2023 Agricultural, Biological, and Medical Sciences Award Lecture from the British Science Association for her science communication work.
