Swizzystick t1_it14anu wrote on October 20, 2022 at 4:13 AM Reply to comment by rjmsci in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci So the black death may have spared our ancestors but it went after their offspring. What a world. Permalink Parent 1
Swizzystick t1_it14anu wrote
Reply to comment by rjmsci in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
So the black death may have spared our ancestors but it went after their offspring. What a world.