Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Ancient Genome of Treponema pallidum Reconstructed from 5,500-Year-Old Colombian Human Remains, Rewriting the History of Syphilis and Related Diseases June 3, 2026 Susilo Ahmad Scientists have successfully reconstructed the genome of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis and other serious infectious diseases, from human remains approximately 5,500 years old discovered in Colombia’s Sabana…
