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Black Death still affecting British genetics
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/08/28 - 15:14.
1301 CE to 1400 CE | English | Medicine
According to an article in NewScientist, the Black Death still casts a shadow over the British population by lowering the genetic diversity in the country.
Researchers from the University of Durham are studying human remains before and after the plague hit Europe for genetic differences, and have concluded that there was more genetic diversity before the plague than after, a result that affects the population of Britian into modern times. |
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