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Scientists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Victims of the Plague

Ancient DNA from Siberian hunter-gatherers suggests one of history’s deadliest diseases was already spreading and killing people 5,500 years ago.

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By Luis Prada
Pulse

The Plague Is Still a Thing. And 2 People in China Have the Deadliest Strain.

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By Emma Ockerman
The Plague Is Back

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