Smithsonian Magazine

With Ancient DNA, Scientists Have Mapped 37,000 Years of Disease Across Europe and Asia

A Late Neolithic skull. For the recent study, scientists extracted DNA from skulls and teeth to look for traces of diseases. Marie Louise Jørkov under CC BY-NC 3.0 From avian influenza to Zika virus, ...
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Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus

Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus have been in the spotlight for over a century. New states have appeared on the map and asserted their sovereignty following the collapse of the ...