Ancient mummy DNA in Chile shows that colonisation brought smallpox to the Americas

Per Euronews, DNA analysis of Chilean mummies has revealed the earliest known genome of the smallpox virus from the Americas. The genetic evidence confirms that colonisation brought the disease to the region, offering direct molecular insight into how the pathogen arrived.

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