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UnavailableSalmonella Could Have Caused 16th-Century Epidemic
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Salmonella Could Have Caused 16th-Century Epidemic

From60-Second Science


Currently unavailable

Salmonella Could Have Caused 16th-Century Epidemic

From60-Second Science

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast 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.
Released:
Jan 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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