Ancient DNA reveals rapid natural selection during the Black Death

David Enard ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 611, issue 7935, 237-238

Abstract: Human DNA from the Middle Ages reveals that natural selection occurred at pace in survivors of a bubonic plague pandemic, perhaps leaving their descendants at increased risk of autoimmune diseases.

Keywords: Genetics; Evolution; Immunology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-03160-2

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