TWiV 822: Viking variola variants
Rich reviews the history of smallpox and the discovery of variola viral genomes in ancient DNA from human remains throughout Northern Europe, which pushes back the earliest date of smallpox virus infection to ~600\u20131050 CE, overlapping the Viking Age.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Variola virus genomes from Viking era (Science)
- Hidden history of ancient plagues (Nature)
- Was smallpox a mild disease? (Science)
- Smallpox: Ten years gone (Am J Pub Health)
- Myth of the milkmaid (NEJM)
- Interview with DA Henderson (ASM)
- Letters read on TWiV 822
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne \u2013 The Animal Kingdom is Full of Genetic Screwballs
Kathy \u2013 Science dresses, accessories from Svaha and Rosalind Franklin\u2019s DNA diffraction dress
Rich \u2013 The Saxon Stories
Alan \u2013 Cincinnati\u2019s \u201cOld Cunny,\u201d and audiobook version
Vincent \u2013 Infectious QBeta viral DNA
Jeff \u2013 The unvaccinated may not be who you think
Intro music is by\xa0Ronald Jenkees
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