eday+FollowCenturies of No Mixing in Papua New Guinea?!Turns out, ancient Papua New Guinea was like a real-life 'no new friends' zone! Scientists just found DNA showing some groups lived side by side for centuries without intermarrying—even when they were just a few kilometers apart. The Lapita people and the locals didn’t mix for ages, and even nearby villages stayed genetically separate for six generations. Wild to think about how isolated these communities stayed, even as they launched epic seafaring journeys! #AncientDNA #PapuaNewGuinea #History #Science41Share
Courtney Williams+FollowPolio Outbreak Alert in Papua New GuineaPolio’s back in Papua New Guinea for the first time since 2018—this time, it’s the vaccine-derived kind. WHO found the virus in two healthy kids, which is a big deal because it means the virus is circulating again. Only 44% of kids there get all their polio shots, so health teams are scrambling to boost vaccinations and stop the spread. Wild polio’s mostly gone, but these outbreaks remind us it’s not over yet! #PolioOutbreak #PapuaNewGuinea #WHO #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #Health20Share
