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. 2011 Sep 20;108(38):15669-70.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112574108. Epub 2011 Sep 8.

The next generation of genetic investigations into the Black Death

Michael Knapp  1
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The next generation of genetic investigations into the Black Death

Michael Knapp. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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