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Genetic Research Is Rewriting the History of This World-Famous Spice.

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For centuries, we thought we knew where nutmeg comes from. Genetic research now reveals that the story is more complicated than we thought. Ask historians where nutmeg comes from, and the answer is almost always the same: a handful of volcanic islets in the South Moluccas called the Banda Islands. On these islands, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) established […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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For centuries, we thought we knew where nutmeg comes from. Genetic research now reveals that the story is more complicated than we thought. Ask historians where nutmeg comes from, and the answer is almost always the same: a handful of volcanic islets in the South Moluccas called the Banda Islands. On these islands, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) established […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

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scientias.nl broke the news in Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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