Ancient Virus Discovered in Sacred Books After Centuries of Blame on Witches
According to researchers at University College Dublin, genetic sampling of ancient and medieval parchment has revealed DNA from the sheeppox virus, tracing the evolution of the devastating livestock pathogen back at least 3,700 years. The findings, led by Louis L’Hôte of the Molecular Population Genetics Lab and published in Science Advances, demonstrate that historical epidemics … Read more
