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Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. ScienceDaily Health is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 12:10 UTC. The headline in use is “Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Ancient manuscripts, including the 1,000-year-old York Gospels, have revealed traces of a deadly sheep virus whose history stretches back more than 3,700 years. Scientists discovered that the virus has remained remarkably unchanged for millennia, turning historic parchment into an unexpected record of ancient disease outbreaks.
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Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts
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