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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Bacteria in ancient flea may be ancestor of the Black Death

A 20-million-year-old flea, entombed in amber with tiny bacteria attached to it, provides what researchers believe may be the oldest evidence on Earth of a dreaded and historic killer -- an ancient strain of the bubonic plague.

from Strange & Offbeat News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1RdO2MD
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