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The Black Death was a Form of Evolution

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Studying the Medieval skeletons of people who went through the European plague (also called the Black Death), which killed 30% of Europeans, including nearly half of the people in London, between 1347 and 1351, may help us...
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The Plague Trail

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The innocent-sounding children's song "Ring Around the Rosy," is actually a description of the symptoms of the plague, also known as the "Black Death," which peaked in Europe between 1348 and 1350, still exists in animal populations around the world, and has resurfaced in humans in Africa and Madagascar. It's been wiped out in...
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Plague Rats Are Back

Wednesday, November 21, 2001

Scientists in Germany say the black rat is back, in higher numbers than ever before.They say Rattus rattus is now widespread even in areas where it was thought to be extinct. The black rat, also known as the ship?s rat, spread bubonic plague through Europe in medieval times.

Researchers from the Zoological Institute at Cologne University...

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Understanding the Plague

Tuesday, October 9, 2001

With the world facing biowarfare after the recent Anthrax cases in Florida, scientists say they have mapped all the genes in the plague bacterium which could speed up research into vaccines and treatments. Along with smallpox and anthrax, the bubonic plague is one of the most feared potential biological weapons.

A 30 member team of...

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Plague Found in Prairie Dog Colony at Texas Campground

Friday, April 27, 2001

Pathogens from the same plague that wiped out 30 percent of the world's population in the 14th century have been found near Lake Meredith in Texas. One out of six flea samples taken from a nearby campground showed the plaguepathogen. The samples were screened at the Centers for Disease Control in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Suspicion was...

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