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Can an ancient virus be brought back to life? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA reveals

News article Created on 15 Sep 2026 The Conversation

Smallpox DNA from two people buried in Chile reveals the virus’s arrival through European colonisation – but recreating it would require deliberate laboratory work.

Aris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics, Paleovirology Lab, University of Oxford

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