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Ancient DNA Is Rewriting What We Thought We Knew About the Past

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Plague was killing people 5,500 years ago, long before the rat-infested medieval cities we associate with it. New ancient DNA research is overturning assumptions across the board, from British prehistory to Neanderthal genetics.

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