Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA - HeritageDaily

Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores – and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally – have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge.  - …

Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international te… [+4676 chars]

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