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20/06/2013 08:10:04

Author Topic: Could a 16thC mummy hold the clue to Hep B?  (Read 471 times)

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They've looked at the mummy of a 16th century Korean child and manage to not only extract preserved organ tissue from its liver. They have actually managed to sequence hepatitis B virus from this child’s liver from 500 years ago.
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