St. Patrick’s Day was originally celebrated amid religious festivities in honor of St. Patrick himself, one of Ireland’s most ...

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A genetic investigation has finally tracked down the source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, closing a case that has been up in the air for years. Researchers nailed down the Andes ...

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated. Call it a mystery solved.

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 ...

Call it a mystery solved. Researchers from North Carolina State University have traced the origins of the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, to the Andes Mountains in South America.