FOR KIDS: Genes tell old story

Ancient cells hold evidence of a massive die-off of Native Americans

Web edition : Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

When European settlers arrived in North America, they brought their diseases with them. Shortly thereafter, large numbers of Native Americans began dying from smallpox infection. Five-hundred-year-old documents record this tale, but now scientists say they?ve found additional evidence for this?buried deep inside human cells.

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