Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
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"Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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