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'Black death' survivors had plague-resistant genes that may boost their descendants' risk of...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoa historic photo of the plague pits in london being excavated; archaeologists can be seen examining...
The source of the Black Death plague is finally pinpointed by scientists, new study says
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to a new study, the Black Death originated near Lake Issyk Kul in the mountainous Tian...
Place where Black Death emerged is discovered after more than 600 years
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe origins of the deadly Black Death have been discovered more than 600 years after it entered the...
Ancient teeth offer new insight on how the Black Death emerged and spread globally
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResearchers believe they have finally pinpointed the origin of the Black Death, solving a...
The Black Death permanently altered the human immune system, study says, leaving a vulnerability...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe remains of people buried in an east London plague pit which was used for mass burials in 1348...
Ancient origins of the Black Death — bubonic plague — traced to Central Asian lake
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty-five skeletons of suspected victims of the "Black Death," or bubonic plague, that ravaged...
From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDeath waits for no man – and pandemics drive the point home. Pieter Brueghel the Elder: 'The Triumph...
Scientists reveal how Black Death may have influenced evolution of human genes
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoGenes that offered protection against the Black Death pandemic more than 700 years ago are today...
Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Our genome today is a reflection of our whole evolutionary history" as we adapt to different germs,...
The 'Big Bang' of Black Death? Ancient teeth found in graves reveal plague's origin, research...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResearchers say they may have found the origins of the Black Death, 675 years after it killed millions in Europe, Asia and north Africa, European universities are reporting. New DNA analysis ...