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Paleontologists examining a 500,000-year-old skull discovered in Turkey have found the earliest known evidence of tuberculosis – a peril that your ancient ancestors encountered as they migrated out of Africa.
The discovery lends support to the theory that dark-skinned people who migrate out of tropical climates tend to have lower levels of vitamin D, which can adversely affect their immune system.