63: The source of the Black Death
- Author
- Luis Plaza
- Published
- Thu 20 Oct 2022
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/5400ef0e-42c5-4ee5-ba86-0450cb7938a5/2022_10_19_22_23_09_28b82482-3e2d-40ec-b81e-106112bed960.mp3
This episode features an interview with Philip Slavin and Maria Spyrou. They talk about Y. pestis and the second plague pandemic. A historical overview is provided and they talk about how DNA was obtained from 7 individuals buried in two cemeteries in the fourteenth century. Find out how this information points to an early source of the second plague pandemic.
Link to article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04800-3
