How did the ancient bubonic plague shape our immune systems today?

Can we look back at the most famous pandemic in history to learn something about our immune systems? Anthropology Prof. Fabian Crespo thinks so. He joins Mark Hebert on UofL Today to talk about his study of the plague and Black Death.
How did the ancient bubonic plague shape our immune systems today?

The plague in Winterthur in 1328. Lithograph by A. Corrodi

Can we look back at the most famous pandemic in history to learn something about our immune systems? Anthropology Prof. Fabian Crespo thinks so. He joins Mark Hebert on UofL Today to talk about his study of the plague and Black Death.

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