Death by Parasite!
Scientists Solve the Mystery of the Death of the Medici Brothers, Clearing Centuries of Speculation About Poisoning by Guillermo Carvajal July 1, 2026 Cosimo Gamberucci, Michelangelo and Francesco I de Médici. Credit: Dominio público / Wikimedia Commons An international team of researchers has successfully sequenced the DNA of the skeletal remains of brothers Giovanni and Francesco de’ Medici, discovering a previously unknown strain of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum and confirming malaria as the cause of their deaths. LINK: https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/07/scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-the-death-of-the-medici-brothers-clearing-centuries-of-speculation-about-poisoning/ 👇