Matter: In Ancient DNA, Evidence of Plague Much Earlier Than Previously Known

Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 13:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study suggests that Yersinia pestis, which causes plague, infected people as long as 5,000 years ago.

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