How the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods - Phys.org
5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago
by Science X staff
by Science X staff
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.
New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europerevealing that the rodent colonized the continent on two occasions in the Roman … [+4015 chars]
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