Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years

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Medici familymalariaDNA analysishistorical scienceancient pathogenspathogen evolutiongeneticscrimemysteryFrancesco I de' MediciBianca CappelloFerdinando de' Medici

Author: effects

Date: 7/22/2026

Article Summary:
Scientists use DNA analysis to solve the 400-year-old Medici family murder mystery, concluding that the couple's deaths were due to malaria rather than poisoning.