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Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak. ... When the bacteria were injected beneath the skin to mimic the form of plague that affects lymph nodes, ...

A small genetic change makes the bacterium that caused the plague less fatal but possibly more transmissible, allowing for greater disease spread in smaller populations, a study in Science reports.

A new study in Science suggests that changes in a gene in Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, could’ve added to the length of two plague pandemics, including the pandemic that started ...

The Black Death began in the mid-1300s and would become the deadliest pandemic in human history, ... 'The plague bacteria have a particular importance in the history of humanity, ...

PARIS - The bacteria that caused the plague evolved to become less deadly over time, ... The Black Death began in the mid-1300s and would become the deadliest pandemic in human history, ...

Black rats can carry fleas hosting the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes the plague. Credit: Tom McHugh/Science Photo Library. A small genetic change makes the bacterium that caused the ...

An over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague marks the first case of the disease outside the Eurasian continent.

The plague is often referred to as the ‘Black Death’ in reference to the second global pandemic in the mid-14th century, but the Yersinia pestis organism was responsible for numerous versions ...