DNA study shows the deadly potato blight came from South America.

I love eating Irish potatoes, those red- or golden-fleshed spuds cooked on the skillet for breakfast or roasted as a side ...

4 Nations Face-Off: USA's Brady Tkachuk Leaves Game Vs. Sweden After Crashing Into Net Australia's central bank cuts rates ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands of miles away. A study that examined the DNA of Phytophthora (P.) ...

No, they're not exactly a traditional Irish food, but they sure are delicious! Irish nachos are the brainchild of savvy pub ...

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 ...

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.