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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...
A Shadow of the Black Death Has Reappeared in the Pacific Northwest
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 months agoA Shadow of the Black Death Has ReappearedSmith Collection/Gado - Getty Images While rare, the...
Oregon resident diagnosed with the plague. What to know about the illness
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOfficials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got...
9 techniques villagers used starting in the 14th century to bury people they feared were 'vampires'...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFemale "vampire" with protruding tooth and a sickle across her neck.Mirosław Blicharski Vampires...
Prehistoric Pathogens: Oldest Plague Cases in Britain Date to the Bronze Age
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThree cases of plague, a disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, have been found in Bronze...
Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany
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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...
Mass graves of Black Death victims found in Germany. See the gruesome ‘surprise’
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA group of archaeologists was exploring a site in Germany, checking for any potential discoveries...
Rockford theater chooses dark comedy about historic pandemic for holiday show
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA collaboration between Monty Python and Shakespeare. That's how Rockford-resident Carolyn Cadigan...
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology...