{"id":197796,"date":"2026-01-23T02:06:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/5500-year-old-dna-shows-syphilis-was-rooted-in-the-americas-before-columbus-the-washington-post\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T02:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:06:54","slug":"5500-year-old-dna-shows-syphilis-was-rooted-in-the-americas-before-columbus-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/5500-year-old-dna-shows-syphilis-was-rooted-in-the-americas-before-columbus-the-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus &#8211; The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgFBVV95cUxQSEZzYklPQWxITHVhX1FmSFd2bU1aY2hsOW1MRUkyaWJabXQwZzNKUzhQak5LY3AyUkVvZ0tNVWwzWlZGUTVaS0pCcC1GQmtrY25yQWRHR01KTHAtcjdrd2V0QU1ZX1FGUUpyMS04RTFycXFtSFYxdGY3VmtRS21qYkx1bjlfWVF6eVVVVUVoUDFIQQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNNnk5RXZwTlhrR1VVZ2RpcnJJNmdHdm5VQ2RSNHdQNlNYeXhpLTYydUJqYmpiN2U5YXR5ZExTZ1paMzZpRlQ4QmlHX3Fib1ZWOC1lZlgyX2dSck9LS3FhRWlaRVY5eDludGxvQVpOYldmdVp4cVFBaHRJVm9oeDV2NWhGOXNPYUgxakFyMnVrMktHQTd0cnU2SmI4eHBpVTlHUmFfQ3Nja3RXWWc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Scientific American<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi8AFBVV95cUxOLWZ3Mm5IQ2NFOFYzZFljcGc4cGI2ZTBtcUdlTm1FaEV2M2lGbWw3cDg5MUhqMUl6ajJNbmVGNVU0RDVYejRaVTFYRUFseGlUUGd3OWd1Ty1BTzExU2tUQUtRaG4zT3lyOWRPWUZSWHZPTEx5RWlualhiUGMzdENnNXNwZTVfaHBveFNkbHQyOTdMN3hwQXM2RFk5SWVzeDF6WDcxS1V0SmJJVGdEQU9FY0xCSmNRX2R5ZVI1LXNnREtyNFFDWGktYWFZR21hd1BHREUxZjg3aUV3d3dBQURzOGFrSGlMLWVWLUFSdEExdHA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Live Science<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxPZlNEeE42RnlxODVhaERsb3FRLTR4LWtjN1pycjFYbHplMnFVOWtYc1R5a1hTbVlSSzlxQjV4THFWanRIZVFqVFpKTzhTQ2hmWWJXbzdkeVBrUXVaV0stQ01icGZFXzdsdzNoajlJeDdmc3J3WEM2cFdIQUtFX2hpTG5ZN29mRUgyZl9CMm45aXZtOXkyMHdBUVJoV1lTMk0zejZBeF90amJpZw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">New Scientist<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNRkR6bjZLVEx0Yzg3SVctWHh6Uk9vMHlQanlEQ3lrLW0wRWRIWlN3ZTh2Zm5VeEczRE9YV3ZOSHUwNk0tVUsxeml0WW4yTXlOa3c2VXRaeFVNWlBSSVNsbE80RWdobUZqZGtVOVROV0JLWENOVW13a090V3dMd1ZXb2FpbjNJNlVTTkpJeXg2R002U3REWE5tRw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ScienceAlert<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgFBVV95cUxQSEZzYklPQWxITHVhX1FmSFd2bU1aY2hsOW1MRUkyaWJabXQwZzNKUzhQak5LY3AyUkVvZ0tNVWwzWlZGUTVaS0pCcC1GQmtrY25yQWRHR01KTHAtcjdrd2V0QU1ZX1FGUUpyMS04RTFycXFtSFYxdGY3VmtRS21qYkx1bjlfWVF6eVVVVUVoUDFIQQ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus&nbsp;&nbsp;The Washington Post The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought&nbsp;&nbsp;Scientific American 5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas&nbsp;&nbsp;Live Science Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis&nbsp;&nbsp;New Scientist Ancient 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