How the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods - Science Daily

5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago

New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe -- revealing that the rodent colonized the continent on two occasions in the Roman and Medieval periods. By analyzing DNA from ancient blac…

New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe -- revealing that the rodent colonised the continent on two occasions in the Ro… [+3271 chars]

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