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Ancient DNA reveals rare leprosy strain in the Americas thousands of years before European contact (infosec.pub)

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Ancient DNA reveals rare leprosy strain in the Americas thousands of years before European contact

In a discovery that overturns old suppositions about the origin of leprosy, researchers have recovered two extremely well-preserved genomes of Mycobacterium lepromatosis—a rare and severe form of bacteria that causes Hansen’s disease—from 4,000-year-old Chilean human skeletons...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/rare-leprosy-strain-in-the-americas/

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

let's see if we can revive it. the leprosy strain I mean, not the human.