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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
Oct 19, 2022 · Black Death survivors gave their descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost. Researchers extracted DNA from the remains of people buried in the East Smithfield plague pits, which...
- Michaeleen Doucleff
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 ...
- Michaeleen Doucleff
Oct 19, 2022 · Researchers estimate that people with the ERAP2 protective allele (the good copy of the gene, or trait), were 40 to 50 per cent more likely to survive than those who did not.
Nov 15, 2022 · Black Death survivors gave descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Nearly 700 years ago, one of the biggest pandemics ever swept the globe. And now a recent study suggests that outbreak of bubonic plague may have helped protect future generations against disease.
- Michaeleen Doucleff
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...
Dec 20, 2022 · Analysis of centuries-old DNA from both victims and survivors of the Black Death identified key genetic differences that helped people survive the plague, according to a study published in the...
