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Ancient DNA Rewrites History: Europeans Did Not Bring Leprosy to America

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Writing, Science The latest advances in ancient DNA analysis sometimes force history to be rewritten: a study has just disassembled that Europeans would bring leprosy to America by finding genetic samples of individuals from Argentina and Canada who suffered this disease centuries before the European arrival. Leprosy is a disease that continues to affect thousands of people around the world. Approximately 200,000 new cases are recorded each year.

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Ancient DNA Rewrites History: Europeans Did Not Bring Leprosy to America

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