Up to 50% of Europeans died of bubonic plague. Now, a new study shows that survivors have a protective gene mutation they passed on to boost immunity – but it comes at a heavy cost.
(Image credit: Matt Clarke/McMaster University)
Up to 50% of Europeans died of bubonic plague. Now, a new study shows that survivors have a protective gene mutation they passed on to boost immunity – but it comes at a heavy cost.
(Image credit: Matt Clarke/McMaster University)
