Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on Silk Road

Posted by Mz on Monday July 25, 2016 @05:57PM
from the cam.ac.uk dept.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ancient-faeces-provides-earliest-evidence-of-infectious-disease-being-carried-on-silk-road

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by 56k on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:25AM (#12164814)

I thought they started selling bioweapons on Silk Road...

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by gm-conspiracy on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @08:28AM (#12165096)

Agreed.

The title scared me a bit.

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by caiusdurling on Monday July 25, 2016 @08:05PM (#12162459)

Anyone else figure this was the underground auction site Silk Road and not the iconic route?

Actual article is somewhat different, given the correct context.

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by clock_tower on Monday July 25, 2016 @10:08PM (#12162949)

I was going to say that my first thought was the original Silk Road -- but looking at the title, I understand your confusion. In previous uses I've seen, "Silk Road" means the website and "the Silk Road" means the trade route...

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by abrookewood on Monday July 25, 2016 @11:18PM (#12163120)

Yup, I totally thought I was about to read about diseases being bought and sold online ... glad I was wrong!

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Re:Earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on ... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @06:24AM (#12164570)

This was my first thought as well

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