Ancient #DNA 🧬 uncovers hidden diversity in #treponemal disease. A 5,500-year-old #genome from Colombia reveals a previously unknown T. pallidum lineage 🦠, reshaping our understanding of its early #evolution.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw3020
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA