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Panich52

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Wed Sep 30, 2015, 03:40 PM Sep 2015

Bacteria in ancient flea may be ancestor of the Black Death

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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.

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Bacteria in ancient flea may be ancestor of the Black Death (Original Post) Panich52 Sep 2015 OP
Is this how the zombie apocalypse starts? nt Javaman Oct 2015 #1
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