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A platform like Netflix focused on history.

How did the Black Death spread?

Originated from ships carrying the plague bacterium.

Enforced strict quarantine during the Black Death.

Confers resistance to diseases like the plague.

Possessed a mutant gene, delta 32, preventing HIV infection.

The village of Eem in Derbyshire survived the Black Death due to genetic resistance, as descendants shared protective genes like delta 32, conferring immunity to the deadly disease.
The discovery of the delta 32 gene in Eem descendants and its role in conferring resistance to infectious diseases like the plague and AIDS marks a groundbreaking advancement in genetic research, offering insights into how genetic differences influence responses to epidemics.

What is History Hit TV?
A platform like Netflix focused on history.
How did the Black Death spread?
Originated from ships carrying the plague bacterium.
Who was William Mompesson?
Enforced strict quarantine during the Black Death.
What is the delta 32 gene?
Confers resistance to diseases like the plague.
How did Steve Crone resist AIDS?
Possessed a mutant gene, delta 32, preventing HIV infection.

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The Black Death was a devastating disease during the Middle Ages, wiping out millions of people in Europe.
A village in England managed to resist the Black Death, sparking curiosity among scientists and historians.
Scientist Stephen O'Brien believes he has unraveled the mystery behind the village's survival.
The Black Death originated from ships carrying the plague bacterium, spreading rapidly across Europe.
Quarantine measures were implemented in England to limit the spread of the disease, but survival rates were low.
Eem village in Derbyshire faced the plague in 1665 due to contaminated cloth, leading to a high death toll.
The village rector, William Mompesson, enforced a strict quarantine to prevent the plague from spreading.
Despite being isolated with the deadly disease for over a year, half of Eem's population miraculously survived, leading to questions about the nature of the disease they faced.

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Eem records showed cases of bizarre recovery and some individuals never contracted the plague despite constant exposure.
Elizabeth Hancock, living on the village edge, buried six children and her husband within a week due to the plague, yet she never contracted it.
Marshall Howe, handling hundreds of infected corpses as a gravedigger, survived the plague.
Stephen O'Brien aimed to discover if genetic makeup protected the survivors of Eem from the plague.
O'Brien theorized that genetic differences influenced responses to infectious diseases, not just nutrition or environment.
Descendants of plague survivors in Eem shared common surnames like Hancock, Furness, and Blackwell.
O'Brien conducted a genetic study in Eem to analyze if protective genes like delta 32 were present in the villagers.
Delta 32, a gene believed to confer resistance to diseases, was found in 14 descendants from Eem.
The presence of delta 32 in Eem descendants suggested genetic resistance to the plague, matching levels found in other parts of Europe.
O'Brien and Goldstein calculated that the delta 32 gene emerged in the European population around 700 years ago, coinciding with the Black Death outbreak.

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Jerry, a victim of AIDS, died on March 4th, 1982, becoming the fifth person in America to succumb to the disease.
Over two decades, AIDS has caused 18 million deaths globally, with HIV being the primary culprit, devastating immune systems akin to the Black Death.
Steve Crone, despite expecting to contract AIDS due to his lifestyle and losing numerous friends to the disease, tested negative for HIV consistently.
Bill Paxton's experiment revealed that Steve's cells possessed a mutant gene, delta 32, preventing HIV from infecting them, leading to his resistance to the disease.
Individuals with two copies of the delta 32 gene, like Steve Crone, exhibit almost complete immunity to AIDS, marking a significant genetic breakthrough in infectious disease research.