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DNA in London Grave May Help Solve Mysteries of the Great Plague

DNA in London Grave May Help Solve Mysteries of the Great Plague

View Images Scientists found remnants of dead plague bacteria in the teeth of skeletons from the Bedlam Burial Ground in London.Photograph by Crossrail LtdThe strain of bacteria that caused the Great Plague of London in 1665 has been identified for the first time.Scientists recovered DNA of Yersinia pestis—known to have been responsible for the Black Death in the 14th century—from skeletons discovered last year during the construction of the new Crossrail underground rail link beneath London.


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1665 Great Plague bacterium DNA identified for the first time

1665 Great Plague bacterium DNA identified for the first time

1665 Great Plague bacterium DNA identified for the first timeMOLA team08.09.2016In the teeth of five skeletons, scientists have recovered DNA of the bacterium responsible for the 1665 Great Plague for the first time.The skeletons were found in a mass grave that we excavated for Crossrail's new Elizabeth line station at Liverpool Street in London.The 1665 outbreak was the last major bubonic plague outbreak in Britain but claimed almost a quarter of the population; an estimated 100,000 Londoners.


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Cause of London's Great Plague revealed by ancient DNA

Cause of London's Great Plague revealed by ancient DNA

(CNN) In 1665, the Great Plague of London killed more than 75,000 people in the space of a year, almost a quarter of the city's population back then.It caused 8,000 deaths per week during its peak in September 1665.To date, scientists and archaeologists alike have been unable able to state assuredly that the disease behind the deaths was in fact the Bubonic Plague -- until now.