Medici Murder Mystery Solved: Malaria Found in Remains, Not Poison
TL;DR
An international team analyzed ancient DNA from the Medici brothers’ remains and detected Plasmodium falciparum infections, confirming malaria as the cause of death for Francesco and Giovanni and ending centuries of poisoning speculation.
- Medici brothers’ murder mystery solved as new research rules out poison theory New York Post
- Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers Live Science
- Medici brothers' remains reveal Renaissance-era malaria strains, closing the book on a murder mystery Phys.org
- News - Malaria-Causing Protozoa Detected in Medici Remains Archaeology Magazine
- Scientists finally know how Italy’s Renaissance-era Medici brothers died The Independent
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