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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
Ancient mummy DNA research offers the strongest evidence yet that European colonization introduced smallpox to the Americas. The study confirms historical accounts linking the disease's arrival to European contact.
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