Medieval parchment reveals 3,500-year history of sheeppox virus
They publishedMedieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
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What
- Scientists sequenced sheeppox DNA preserved in parchment from medieval manuscripts.
- Study aims to trace the virus's evolution over the last 3,500 years.
- Paraffin-based DNA in animal skins shows ancient pathogen traces in archives.
- Earliest written references to sheeppox date to the first century CE in Roman texts.
- Research suggests historical outbreaks affected Eurasian sheep herds for millennia.
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🇺🇸 United States (outlet HQ)
topics: Science, Health, Education · language: eng
topics: Science, Health, Education · language: eng
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