TWiEVO 31: Virus archaeology, or when the human genome is the junk
May 19, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 31
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent present ancient hepatitis B virus genome sequences from Bronze Age to Medieval period human remains.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Ancient hepatitis B virus genomes(Nature)
- Even more ancient HBV genomes(bioRxiv)
- Image credit
- Letters readon TWiEVO 31
Nels - Sampling whale breathwith drones (Preprint)
Vincent - Verge Science
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