Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?
For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...
The implications of this research are manifold. The study paints a grim picture of colonialism’s unintended consequences.
New genomic research has confirmed that syphilis, a disease that ravaged Europe shortly after the return of Christopher ...
New analysis of historic DNA suggests the sexually transmitted disease travelled eastwards with the Italian navigator’s crew ...
New research on ancient DNA traces syphilis origins to the Americas, shedding light on the 15th-century outbreak in Europe.
The science of ancient DNA opened up new opportunities to go beyond interpreting lesions and pin down the evolutionary history of syphilis. It is particularly hard to get ahold of the microbe ...
New DNA research from ancient skeletons has revealed that syphilis and its related diseases were present in the Americas long ...
In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently ...
In the spring of 1495, a mysterious illness broke out, interrupting the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France. The […] ...