Ancient DNA Reveals Leprosy Was in America Centuries Before Columbus

Ancient DNA Reveals Leprosy Was in America Centuries Before Columbus

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Ancient DNA Reveals Leprosy Was in America Centuries Before ColumbusA new study reveals that leprosy existed in America long before the arrival of Europeans, shedding light on the history of a long-neglected pathogen. Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, and […]

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