May 30, 2014 10:22 AM EDT
Fossilized Ticks in Amber Reveal Lyme Disease is Older Than the Human Race
It turns out that Lyme disease may be far older than we first thought. Although the disease was only recognized about 40 years ago, scientists have discovered 15-million-year-old ticks fossilized in amber that once had the bacteria that causes Lyme disease today.
