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Genetic analysis of Chilean mummies provides the first scientific proof that European colonists introduced smallpox to the Americas.
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New genetic analysis of Chilean mummies provides a direct link between European colonization and the spread of smallpox in the Americas.
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Advanced ancient DNA analysis has finally revealed the truth behind the sudden death of the head of the Medici family after 440 years.
Researchers have discovered 50,000-year-old DNA from a South African antelope, challenging previous assumptions about genetic preservation in Africa.
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Researchers have discovered human DNA over 2,000 years old preserved on cave walls and art in Spain and Portugal for the first time.
New ancient DNA analysis reveals that the last Neanderthals in northwestern Europe were more genetically diverse and connected than previously thought.
Ancient DNA from Siberia reveals a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago, pushing back the known history of the disease by four millennia.
Ancient DNA analysis identifies a plague outbreak dating back 5,500 years, predating the Black Death by nearly five millennia.