亚洲色吧视频 researchers publish landmark infectious disease study in 鈥楽cience鈥
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜n article by 亚洲色吧视频 Professor of Anthropology Molly Zuckerman and her graduate student Lydia Bailey has been published in 鈥淪cience,鈥 one of the foremost scientific journals in the world.
Zuckerman and Bailey鈥檚 piece examines new evidence from ancient DNA that pushes the origins of diseases closely related to syphilis back more than 5,000 years and strongly supports an American rather than European origin for a close relative of the disease. Drawing on recent paleogenomic discoveries from Colombia and Mexico, the article demonstrates how advances in ancient DNA research are transforming long-standing debates about human disease, evolution and global health. The article is available at .
Zuckerman said the research is important because it 鈥渕oves us further into understanding the origins and adaptability of a disease that is harmfully resurging in human populations, especially in the U.S., and thus its potential for future change.鈥
Zuckerman said her career was profoundly shaped by her graduate mentor who intentionally included her in research on the origins of syphilis. She said now her inclusion of Bailey in current research is 鈥渁 meaningful way to pay that mentorship forward鈥 by providing the same kind of hands-on, scholarly opportunity that once helped launch her own research path.
An applied anthropology master鈥檚 student from Lafayette, New Jersey, Bailey said her inclusion in the project highlights how examining infectious diseases 鈥渋n deep time can inform how we think about the roles of human mobility, environment and behavior in shaping infectious disease spread today.鈥 As she pursues a research career focused on children鈥檚 health and public policy, she said publishing in 鈥淪cience鈥 is especially significant because it allows the team to share these insights 鈥渂eyond anthropology and into public conversations that can help destigmatize infectious disease,鈥 ultimately supporting more informed and equitable public health efforts.
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