Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and ...

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The bacteria that cause the plague evolved to become less deadly over time, allowing it to continue infecting people in three ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to ...

From drinking crushed emeralds to sitting in sewers, medieval Europe’s plague “cures” were as terrifying as the disease itself.

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...

Rats, fleas, and a city unprepared—when the plague struck London in 1665, it killed one in five residents in less than a year.

RANJENI A SINGH returns from a visit to the Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya temple in Mayapur near Kolkata where Vishnu is worshipped in the form of Narasimha or half human half lion Mayapur WB Every day at s ...