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 ...

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...