Century-old Virus Sample Helps Decode Deadliest Influenza Pandemic in History Scientists have “reconstructed” the genome of the 1918–1920 influenza virus, using a sample from a long-forgotten and seemingly innocuous source: a century-old sample preserved in a medical museum. This groundbreaking research sheds light on one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, commonly known […]
Researchers trace drugs and diseases from DNA drifting through city air
Researchers trace drugs and diseases from DNA drifting through city air DNA is in the air, and scientists are finally learning how to read it. In a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers from the University of Hong Kong, it was discovered that DNA fragments from humans, animals, and plants can be found in the air […]