# Secret of human evolution: Gum disease?

- Published: 2026-11-03T12:49:26Z
- Updated: 2026-11-05T04:18:41Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: Haaretz — https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-11-03/ty-article-magazine/secret-of-human-evolution-gum-disease/000001a1-a0eb-db9a-a1b3-b8fb081d0000
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Analysis of infection-related jawbone lesions finds some in early hominins but a significant increase in the genus Homo. This may not have been coincidence

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