This Week in Evolution

TWiEVO 31: Virus archaeology, or when the human genome is the junk


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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
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