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How a Mouse-Looking Mammal Outsailed the Spice Routes
A genetic map of the Asian house shrew shows humans carried the animal — not the other way round — across at least seven ocean crossings, complicating neat stories about who traded with whom.

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[1] Phys.org — "Genomic study of the Asian house shrew reveals a complex history of Indo-Pacific trade and human migration" — 10 July 2026 — https://phys.org/news/2026-07-genomic-asian-house-shrew.html
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