Still Waters Posted December 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2016 An international team of researchers has identified the oldest known sample of the variola virus that causes smallpox in the mummified remains of a 17th-century child. The findings, published in the journal Current Biology, raise new questions about the history of the pathogen, suggesting that smallpox, once thought to be an ancient disease, may have in fact emerged in rather recent times. http://www.seeker.com/a-17th-century-child-mummy-just-rewrote-the-history-of-smallpox-2135947423.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted December 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2016 A mutation of another pathogen that hasn't been discovered/identified yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I wonder what the 17th Century Daddy has got to say for himself ... ~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 10, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 10, 2016 2 hours ago, third_eye said: I wonder what the 17th Century Daddy has got to say for himself ... ~ "Please keep under wraps". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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