Yersinia Pestis - Recent Events

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In September 2009, the death of Malcolm Casadaban, a molecular genetics professor at the University of Chicago, was linked to his work on a weakened laboratory strain of Y. pestis. Hemochromatosis was hypothesised to be a predisposing factor in Dr Casadaban's demise from this attenuated strain used for research.

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