Ancient DNA Finally Reveals the Source of the Justinian Plague – And Why It Was So Deadly!

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For nearly 1,500 years, it has been a ghost story whispered through mostly written accounts. A terrifying spectre that brought an empire to its knees. It was a pestilence of unimaginable proportions, appearing as if from nowhere and vanishing as mysteriously as it came. We have long called it the plague of Justinian, named after the Byzantine emper... Read More