Lake Baikal
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healthAncient Siberian DNA Rewrites Timeline of Deadly Plague Origins
Scientists discovered 5,500-year-old plague DNA in Siberian hunter-gatherers, proving the pathogen was lethal millennia before urbanization and challenging established epidemiological models.
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healthAncient DNA Reveals Lethal Plague Outbreaks in Siberia 5,500 Years Ago
Genomic analysis of Neolithic remains near Lake Baikal confirms Yersinia pestis caused deadly community outbreaks centuries before the Black Death.
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worldSeven Chinese Tourists, Driver Dead After Bus Plunges into Lake Baikal
Tragic incident on Siberia's Lake Baikal as a tourist bus falls through ice, claiming eight lives. Officials issue stern warnings.