Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops during the French invasion of Russia in 1812. Credit: Painting by Adolph Northen Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have conducted a genetic analysis of the remains of soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Their work uncovered traces of two disease-causing pathogens -- those behind paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever -- which match the symptoms described in eyewitness records from that time. The findings were first shared as a preprint on bioRxiv on

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