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

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

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

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Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

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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