
Scientists finally solve the mystery of the origins of the Irish potato blight. Wine from the Andes
In the mid -nineteenth century, a microscopic invader spread through Ireland, leaving a trace of devastation in its path. Pope blight, caused by fungus -type pathogen Phytophthora InfestansHe unleashed a famine that killed more than one million people and forced millions to flee. For more than a century, scientists have discussed where this deadly organism…