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Ancient DNA supports Gothic origin story from Scandinavia

Co-led the Nature study

In 551 C.E., a Gothic historian named Jordanes wrote that his people sailed from a frozen island called Scandza and swept south to the Black Sea. More than 4,700 ancient genomes now show a large migration from Scandinavia into northern Poland around the time Gothic artifacts first appear there.

Updated 4 days ago

First vaccine against childhood E. coli diarrhea advances toward global use

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As of May 2026: Originator of ETVAX vaccine technology

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, or ETEC, causes roughly 220 million episodes of diarrhea annually and kills tens of thousands of children under five—mostly in low-income countries where clean water remains scarce. No vaccine against it has ever been licensed.

Updated May 30