Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers
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"Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Times of India, The Independent, La Brújula Verde and Phys.org. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (9)
- Ancient DNA reveals malaria killed the Medici brothers, not poison Archaeology News Online Magazine · 90d ago
- Medici brothers’ murder mystery solved as new research rules out poison theory New York Post · 90d ago
- News - Malaria-Causing Protozoa Detected in Medici Remains Archaeology Magazine · 90d ago
- Ancient DNA May Solve Mystery of the Medici Brothers’ Deaths GreekReporter.com · 90d ago
- Ancient DNA from the Medici brothers in Florence confirms malaria killed them, but it also exposes an old parasite strain and ends the poison rumour The Times of India · 90d ago
- Scientists finally know how Italy’s Renaissance-era Medici brothers died The Independent · 90d ago
- Scientists Solve the Mystery of the Death of the Medici Brothers, Clearing Centuries of Speculation About Poisoning La Brújula Verde · 90d ago
- Medici brothers' remains reveal Renaissance-era malaria strains, closing the book on a murder mystery Phys.org · 90d ago
- Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers Live Science · 90d ago
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