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By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

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New landmark research has successfully mapped 37,000 years of infectious disease across ancient human populations.

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A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

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