Ruhli notes researchers used that technique to study the evolution of the tuberculosis bacteria from 2,000-year-old mummified tissue to modern-day strains.

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It wasn't actually a study itself on the Mediterranean Diet, but it was a review of other studies that had been done using this statistical technique called meta-analysis.

该研究本身并不直接研究地中海式饮食法,而是运用荟萃分析的统计方法,对其它已有的相关研究进行研究

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