Interesting Fact - Genetics
The genetic code of the Black Death has been reconstructed by scientists for the first time.
(They extracted DNA fragments of the ancient bacterium from the teeth of medieval corpses found in London, the pathogen is the ancestor of all modern plagues. In other words all current strains circulating in the world are directly related to the medieval bacterium. The mother and father of all plagues.)
Source: BBC News
(They extracted DNA fragments of the ancient bacterium from the teeth of medieval corpses found in London, the pathogen is the ancestor of all modern plagues. In other words all current strains circulating in the world are directly related to the medieval bacterium. The mother and father of all plagues.)
Source: BBC News