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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Adithi Ramakrishnan · 30 July 2026 at 21:16
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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas - AP News
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New research says ancient mummy DNA provides the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas. The deadly disease struck Asia and Europe and eventually spread to the Americas, where it killed millions and devastated Indigen…

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