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Germs, genes and soil: tales of pathogens past

Armed with DNA sequencers and powerful computational tools, archaeogeneticists are turning their attention towards ancient microbes to give bacteria their due in human history.
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The first documented epidemic of syphilis broke out in the French army during its invasion of Naples in 1495. From there, the sexually transmitted disease spread quickly across Europe — but where did it come from?

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Nature 619, 424-426 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02154-y

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