paleoimmunology

English

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ immunology.

Noun

paleoimmunology (uncountable)

1. The study of the ancient roots of the immune system
   • 2015 August 6, Despina Moissidou et al., “Invasive versus Non Invasive Methods Applied to Mummy Research: Will This Controversy Ever Be Solved?”, in BioMed Research International‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     Advances in paleoimmunology [ 48 – 50 ] and paleomicrobiology through soft/hard tissue analysis and secretion swabs led to the retrospective diagnosis of several pathogens (e.g., salmonellosis, tuberculosis, malaria, human leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease) in mummies [ 51 – 67 ] and revealed some of their evolutionary patterns [ 68 ].