Ancient human mitochondrial genomes encode antimicrobial peptides
Marcelo D. T. Torres, Abdullah Ali, Hyun-Su Lee, Fangping Wan, César de la Fuente‐Núñez
The paper identifies antimicrobial peptides encoded in ancient human mitochondrial genomes and validates their activity against bacteria.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering