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Black Death's Genome Cracked

Posted by michael on from the i-dont-want-to-go-on-the-cart dept.

exceed writes: "This article on Wired, and this article on Yahoo! News states that scientists have decoded the genome of the bubonic plague bacterium. This will now (hopefully soon) lead to vaccinations and treatments for the disease it causes."

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  1. Terrorism is good for gene research by sting3r · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    It's nice to see so many genome-related research projects receive renewed interest and attention after the terrorist attacks.

    Although the citizens of the U.S. will probably suffer an unspeakable loss of civil liberties and privacy, we will probably reap many benefits from the medical research that was spurred.

    -sting3r