Pretty interesting lines of study, looking at the DNA of pre, during and post Black Death skeletons to see how some may have survived due to a mutation which passed down over the centuries might have led to autoimmune disorders in some people today.
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Black Death 700 years ago affects your health now
Mutations that saved lives from the plague are causing auto-immune diseases today.
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Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death - Nature
Klunk and colleagues identify signatures of natural selection imposed by Yersinia pestis and demonstrate their effect on genetic diversity and susceptibility to certain diseases in the present day.
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