Salmonella Could Have Caused 16th-Century Epidemic
Jan 17, 2018•3 min
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Episode description
Using a new algorithm, geneticists uncovered the pathogen that could have caused a massive epidemic in the Aztec empire: Salmonella bacteria. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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