Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Scientists Reconstruct 5,500-Year-Old Treponema Pallidum Genome, Rewriting History of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria in the Americas April 13, 2026 Susilo Ahmad Scientists have successfully reconstructed the complete genome of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis and other serious infectious diseases, from human remains approximately 5,500 years old. Discovered in the…