Scientists identify strain of blight responsible for potato famine

Scientists have identified a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered Ireland's potato famine in the mid-19th century.

Scientists identify strain of blight responsible for potato famine

Scientists have identified a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered Ireland's potato famine in the mid-19th century.

They have called the strain HERB-1.

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