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Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
ScienceDailyTuesday, September 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics.
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Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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ScienceDaily published: Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
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