Black Death tooth (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Black Death tooth

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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 died from the virus.

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Matt Clarke/McMaster University

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