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Scientists identify the mystery killer behind Ireland's potato famine May 23rd 2013, 23:14 Scientists have finally figured out exactly what strain of potato blight led to the deaths of more than a million people in Ireland during the Great Famine of the mid-19th century — and it's not the usual suspect.For decades, researchers assumed that a particular strain of Phytophthora infestans, known as US-1, made the leap from the Americas to mainland Europe, and then to Ireland in the 1840s. S... Media files: 6C7557716-130522-potato-famine-vmed-617p.standard.jpg 6C7557715-130522-Old-Specimen-Ireland-bcol-614p.standard.jpg

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