A greater tolerance for lead poisoning may have been one way in which humans outcompeted their cousins and went on to make extraordinary things—such as leaded pipes, petrol and cosmetics with which to poison themselves all over again https://t.co/WUx3xoKs7O ...

Lead poisoning is usually thought of as a disease of civilisation. Yet a new paper suggests it was among humanity’s pre-industrial ancestors https://t.co/1NschGIVIxPhoto: Naturimages https://t.co/ubTkeeMURJ ...

Lead poisoning is usually thought of as a disease of civilisation. Yet it seems to have been common among humanity’s pre-industrial ancestors too https://t.co/dy07RjkslU ...