Viral Evolution: Mummy Virus Challenges Presumed History of Smallpox
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Despite evidence of smallpox in antiquity, a new study of a 350 year-old Lithuanian child mummy suggests that the global viral genetic diversity circulating during the 20th century was only around 200 years old.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017