The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to disease today, researchers find - EurekAlert

An international team of scientists who analyzed centuries-old DNA from victims and survivors of the Black Death pandemic has identified key genetic differences that determined who lived and who died, and how those aspects of our immune systems have continued…
image: Using DNA extracted from teeth of people who died before, during and during the Black Death pandemic, researchers were able to identify genetic differences that dictated who survived and who d… [+5519 chars] Read More