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Researchers determine genetic variants offering protection during the Black Death

Researchers determine genetic variants offering protection during the Black Death

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Infectious diseases are among the strongest selective pressures in human evolution, selecting genetic variants that increase resistance to infection. In the face of a pandemic, disease resistance undergoes strong positive selection which probably affects the genetic make-up of the population thereafter. The Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, remains the most devastating pandemic …

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Genetic variants that offered protection during the Black Death are also associated with current autoimmune disorders – Neuroscience News

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Summary: People with selected variants of the ERAP2 and TICAM2 genes were 40% more likely to survive the Black Death, the researchers found. However, in modern humans, those with the ERAP2 gene are more likely to suffer from autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Source: University of Illinois Infectious diseases are among the strongest selective …

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The fight for the protection of urban wildlife is launched in Montreal | Radio-Canada News

The fight for the protection of urban wildlife is launched in Montreal | Radio-Canada News

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Despite a cold, steady drizzle on a Montreal afternoon, Chris Breier thought it was the best time to do his volunteer work at Falaise St-Jacques, an escarpment west of downtown. Five days a week for most of the year since his retirement, Breier has maintained the slope of the forest sandwiched between St-Jacques Street in …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and other species

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and other species

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Confiscated shark fins are shown at a 2020 press conference in Doral, Florida. An international conference on the trade in endangered species ended Friday in Panama, with protections established for more than 500 species. Wilfred Lee/Associated Press PANAMA CITY — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and the dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and …

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