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May 8, 2014 · The Black Death, a plague that first devastated Europe in the 1300s, had a silver lining. After the ravages of the disease, surviving Europeans lived longer, a new study finds.
- Stephanie Pappas, Livescience
Mar 18, 2008 · Why did some people survive the Black Death, and others succumb? At the time of the plague – which ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351, carrying off 50 million people, perhaps half the population – various prophylactics were tried, from the killing of birds, cats and rats to the wearing of leather breeches (protecting the legs from flea bites ...
Oct 19, 2022 · Using DNA extracted from teeth of people who died before and during the Black Death pandemic, researchers were able to identify genetic differences that dictated who survived and who died...
- Michaeleen Doucleff
Oct 27, 2022 · UChicago scientists find bubonic plague had effect on human genome. The Black Death was the single greatest mortality event in recorded history, killing up to 50% of the European population in less than five years.
Oct 19, 2022 · The Black Death is the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. In the mid–14th century, it killed 30% to 50% of all people living in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Researchers have long thought the catastrophe must have left a mark on the genome of survivors, giving future generations some immunity against resurgences of the plague.
Nov 15, 2022 · Black Death survivors gave descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost. A study shows that survivors of the bubonic plague, which lasted from 1346 to 1353, may have passed on the ability...
Oct 19, 2022 · The researchers found that carrying two protective versions of a gene called ERAP2, for example, made people 40 percent likelier to survive the Black Death — the largest evolutionary...
