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Genetic variants that offered protection during Black Death are also associated with current autoimmune disorders

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Focused chemists in lab coats and safety goggles making experiments.

Infectious diseases are some of the strongest selective pressures in human evolution, selecting for genetic variants that increase resistance to infection. In the face of a pandemic, resistance to the disease undergoes strong positive selection that likely affects the genetic makeup of the population afterward.

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