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Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus - Ars Technica

Published by Ars Technica By Jennifer Ouellette · 4 September 2026 at 22:01
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Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus - Ars Technica
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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.

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