TBT: Researchers who studied the skeletal remains of WWII casualties are the first to discover genet
TBT: Researchers who studied the skeletal remains of WWII casualties are the first to discover genetic material of a human virus from old bones. This means that, not only does the genetic material of viruses remain in our organs, but also in bone, and that viruses also make up our “fingerprint.”The implications of this discovery are important (and are what make this post a true throwback) because bone is most likely to be persevered after death, which will allow researchers to analyze age-old infections, and which will “deepen our understanding of the way viruses develop and spread.”Learn more here. -- source link
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