The source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine has finally been identified. Researchers from North Carolina State […] The post The Source Of The Deadly Irish Potato Famine Has Ties To ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, is traced back to the Andes Mountains in South America, not Mexico. Genetic analysis reveals that P ...
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands of miles away. A study that examined the DNA of Phytophthora (P.) ...
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