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Rob Knell, The Conversation

How sexually transmitted diseases might have driven the evolution of monogamy

Researchers show that an STD similar to gonorrhea could have got rid of promiscuous behavior in agricultural societies.

Rob Knell, The Conversation
· Apr 15, 2016 · 03:30 pm
Syphilis sailed the ocean blue: why a bent femur won’t overturn Columbus theory

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and returned with one particular nasty disease.

Rob Knell, The Conversation
· Dec 15, 2014 · 12:30 pm