Ancient Y. Pestis Genome Analyses ID Early Diversification During First Plague Pandemic

Jun 04, 2019

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A group led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany has identified early genetic diversification in the Justinianic Plague across Western Europe, including the British Isles, Germany, France, Spain, and other regions.

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