Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

Researchers have solved a five-hundred-year-old mystery using ancient DNA: two Renaissance Medici brothers died of malaria. According to Live Science, genetic analysis of their remains confirmed the parasitic infection, revealing the health vulnerabilities that afflicted even Europe's wealthiest families of that era.

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