Europe’s Plagues Came From China, Study Finds (2010 article)

New York Times ^ | Oct 31 2010 | Nicholas Wade

[rintintin]

The great waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the course of history had their origins in China, a team of medical geneticists reported Sunday, as did a third plague outbreak that struck less harmfully in the 19th century.

[lightman]

Our ancestors had reasons for fearing the

YELLOW PERIL

...and they weren't being xeonphobic or politically incorrect.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Marmot BBQ and Vole Fries. Life didn’t get much better in Old China. You want a side order of Bat Wings to go?

[SunkenCiv]

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