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3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis
ScienceDailyWednesday, August 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis.
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Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis.
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