Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection

Rita M. Austin; Molly Zuckerman; Tanvi P. Honap; Hedwig Lee; Geoff K. Ward; Christina Warinner; Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan; Courtney A. Hofman

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03890-z

Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

Remembering St. Louis individual—structural violence and acute bacterial infections in a historical anatomical collection

Rita M. Austin,
Molly Zuckerman,
Tanvi P. Honap,
Hedwig Lee,
Geoff K. Ward,
Christina Warinner,
Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan,
Courtney A. Hofman

Affiliations

Rita M. Austin: University of Oklahoma, Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research
Molly Zuckerman: Mississippi State University, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Tanvi P. Honap: University of Oklahoma, Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research
Hedwig Lee: Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Sociology
Geoff K. Ward: Duke University, Department of Sociology
Christina Warinner: Harvard University, Department of Anthropology
Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan: University of Oklahoma, Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research
Courtney A. Hofman: University of Oklahoma, Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03890-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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An investigation into the cause of death of St. Louis Individual, a 23-year old Black or African American male who died in the 1930s, reveals evidence of structural violence and the impact of systemic racism in historically marginalized communities.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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