🧫⚠️ A #microbiologist examines the mysterious death of a #Russian #plague researcher and explains what is—and isn’t—known about possible exposure to #Yersinia Pestis at the ...

#Microbes #Biosafety #PublicHealth #Microsky via @theconversation.com

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🧫⚠️ Around 200 people are under medical observation in #Siberia after a worker at an #anti-plague research institute died from unexplained #pneumonia; officials say #Plague has not been confirmed.

#Biosafety #Yersinia #Infection #PublicHealth #Microsky via @time.com

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🦷🧬 #DNA recovered from ancient #teeth in #Siberia has revealed the oldest known evidence of #Plague, pushing the history of #Yersinia pestis #infections back more than 5,500 years.

#Bacteria #Genomics #Microsky via economictimes .indiatimes .com

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Ancient #genomes 🧬🦠 reveal possible gene flow between #Funnelbeaker farmers and Pitted Ware foragers, and distinct #Yersinia #pestis strains across cultural groups.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #AncientPathogens #Paleogenomics