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5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus - The Washington Post

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Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals that syphilis originated in the Americas long before Columbus, challenging previous beliefs about its history.

  1. 5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus  The Washington Post
  2. The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought  Scientific American
  3. 5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas  Live Science
  4. Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis  New Scientist
  5. Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years  ScienceAlert

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