Pathogen Evolution

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Ancient DNA Shows Malaria Killed Two Medici Brothers

Genomes recovered from rib bones reveal P. falciparum in Cardinal Giovanni and a mixed P. falciparum/P. malariae infection in Grand Duke Francesco, overturning centuries of poisoning rumors.

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Ancient DNA at Jerash Confirms Yersinia pestis as Cause of the Justinian Plague

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Ancient DNA Reveals Leprosy in the Americas a Millennium Before European Contact