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Illustration of Yersinia pestis bacteria

An mRNA vaccine protects mice against deadly plague bacteria

30 November 2022

The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes frequent outbreaks that kill people, but a new vaccine based on cutting edge technology has shown promise in a mouse study
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Origin of Black Death finally found in bacteria from Kyrgyzstan graves

15 June 2022

DNA from plague bacteria has been identified in graves from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan, and these pathogens appear to be the ancestors of those that caused the Black Death

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