Evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill much of humanity over many centuries2025-05-29T18:01:33+00:00By News ReporterScientists 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 it took
Evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill much of humanity over many centuries
By News Reporter
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 it took to kill its victims, but these forms of plague ultimately died out.
