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Medieval manuscripts are biological time capsules: ancient sheeppox DNA survives in parchment across libraries worldwide
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
#science #archaeology #virology

Medieval manuscripts are biological time capsules: ancient sheeppox DNA survives in parchment across libraries worldwide
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
#science #archaeology #virology

Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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_Этология, етологія, Ethology
#Этология, #етологія, #Ethology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/494

_Энтомология, Entomology, Ентомологія
#Энтомология, #Entomology, #Ентомологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/493

Эмбрио, Ембріо, Embryo
эмбриология биология развития Embryology developmental biology
#Эмбрио, #Ембріо, #Embryo
#эмбриология #биологияразвития #Embryology #developmental biology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/492

_Экология, Ecology, Екологія
эко окружающая среда энвайронментализм, экосистемы, популяции,
#Экология, #Ecology, #Екологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/491

_эволюция, еволюція, evolution
теория эволюции, эволюционная теория
#эволюция, #еволюція, #evolution
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/490

_Флора и фауна Украины
Flora and fauna of Ukraine
Флора і фауна України
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/489

_систематика, taxonomy
#систематика, #taxonomy
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/488

_Палеонтология, Paleontology, Палеонтологія
#Палеонтология, #Paleontology, #Палеонтологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/487

_Орнитология, Орнітологія, Ornithology
#Орнитология, #Орнітологія, #Ornithology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/486

B Biology, Біологія, Биология
#Biology, #Біологія, #Биология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/485

_нейро, neuro
Нейробиология, нейрология, Нейробіологія, нейрологія, Neurobiology, neurology,
#нейро, #neuro
#Нейробиология, #нейрология, #Нейробіологія, #нейрологія, #Neurobiology, #neurology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/483

_Нематология, Nematology
#Нематология, #Nematology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/482

Определители растений, лишайников, грибов
Визначники рослин, лишайників, грибів
#Определители
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/481

_Микробиология и Вирусология
Мікробіологія та вірусологія
Microbiology and Virology
#Микробиология и #Вирусология
#Мікробіологія та #вірусологія
#Microbiology and #Virology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/480

_Микология, Mycology, Мікологія
#Микология, #Mycology, #Мікологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/479

_Макология
#Макология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/478

_Microscopy, Мікроскопія, Микроскопия
#Microscopy, #Мікроскопія, #Микроскопия
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/476

Cell
Cell biology, Клітина, клітинна біологія, біологія клітини, Клетка, клеточная биология, биология клетки
#Cell
#Cell biology, #Клітина, #клітиннабіологія, #біологіяклітини, #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология, #биология клетки
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/475

Клетка, клеточная биология
#Клетка, #клеточнаябиология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/474

_Красная книга
Червона книга, the Red Book,
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/473

История биологии
History of biology
Історія біології
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/472

Иммунология, Імунологія, Immunology
#Иммунология, #Імунологія, #Immunology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/471

Гистология, Histology, Гістологія
#Гистология, #Histology, #Гістологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/469

_Грибы
mushrooms, Мікологія, Микология, Mycology
#Грибы
#mushrooms, #Мікологія, #Микология, #Mycology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/470

Зоология, Зоологія, Zoology
#Зоология, #Зоологія, #Zoology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/468

Genome, Геном,
геномика, Genomics, геноміка
#Genome, #Геном,
#геномика, #Genomics, #геноміка
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/466

Genetics, генетика
#Genetics, #генетика
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/465

Вода, Water
#Вода, #Water
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/464

Владивосток, Vladivostok, Приморье, Приморский край
природа, наука, в основном биология, ДВГУ, дипломные работы
#Владивосток, #Vladivostok, #Приморье, #Приморскийкрай
#природа, #наука, в основном #биология, #ДВГУ, #дипломныеработы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/463

Анатомия и морфология растений
Анатомія і морфологія рослин
Anatomy and morphology of plants
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/462

Сосудистые растения,
Судинні рослини
Vascular plants
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/460

Низшие растения
Lower plants
Нижчі рослини
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/459

Геоботаника, Геоботаніка, Geobotany
#Геоботаника, #Геоботаніка, #Geobotany
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/458

Биоэтика, Біоетика, Bioethics
#Биоэтика, #Біоетика, #Bioethics
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/456

Биохимия, молекулярная биология
Biochemistry, molecular biology
Біохімія, молекулярна біологія
#Биохимия, #молекулярнаябиология
#Biochemistry, #molecular biology
#Біохімія, #молекулярнабіологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/455

Биология моря, морская биология
Marine biology, Біологія моря, морська Біологія
#Биологияморя, #морскаябиология
#Marine biology, #Біологіяморя, #морськаБіологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/453

Альгология, Альгологія, Algology
#Альгология, #Альгологія, #Algology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/452

Bioinformatics, Биоинформатика, Біоінформатика
#Bioinformatics, #Биоинформатика, #Біоінформатика
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/450

The First Pandemic? Scientists Find 214 Ancient Pathogens In Prehistoric DNA

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/11/the-first-pandemic-scientists-find-214-ancient-pathogens-in-prehistoric-dna/

What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
https://the-14.com/whats-the-risk-of-humans-getting-sick-from-bird-flu/

Molecular evolutionary analysis of the lineages leading to the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak

This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form.

The aim of this analysis was to estimate the timing of the closest sampled common ancestors to the lineage leading to the current outbreak and to characterise mutations accumulated on the stem branch leading to that lineage.

Overall, our results support a rodent-reservoir source within Andes virus diversity and place the closest sampled/common ancestor of the current outbreak lineage in approximately the late 1990s in the most informative M segment analysis, with a broader and older estimate from the S segment.

https://virological.org/t/molecular-evolutionary-analysis-of-the-lineages-leading-to-the-current-mv-hondius-andes-virus-outbreak/1038/1

#ANDV #AndesVirus #Hantavirus #Virology

Three deaths on a cruise ship: What we know about the Andean hantavirus
#Hantavirus #AndesVirus #PublicHealth #CruiseShip #VirusOutbreak #Health #InfectiousDiseases #WHO #Science #Epidemiology #TravelHealth #Canada #SouthAmerica #HealthAlert #Virology
https://the-14.com/three-deaths-on-a-cruise-ship-what-we-know-about-the-andean-hantavirus/

🧬 How did changes at the atomic scale reshape viral infectivity?

🔗 Stoichiometric insights into SARS-CoV-2 spike–ACE2 binding across variants. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.07.034

📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #SpikeProtein #ACE2 #StructuralBiology #MolecularDynamics #Virology #Biophysics #ComputationalBiology

We're just migrated from another instance, so here is our (re)introduction:

Neurofrontiers is a bilingual blog about interesting neuroscience topics that tries to be accessible to the broader public while still maintaining scientific accuracy. It's run by a team of two people: a computational neuroscientist, and a graphic designer. We think that being on social media allows us to stay up-to-date with the most recent discussions in science and hope to be able to connect with like-minded individuals.

Posting interests below so we show up in mutual searches:
#neuroscience #brain #mentalhealth #neuro #neurology #depression #medicine #health #covid #neuropsychology #psychiatry #psychology #genomics #genetics #virology #biology #chemistry #biochem #physics #history #geology #astronomy #research #MedTwitter #ScienceTwitter #academia #stem #science #scicomm

8/6
🦠 #RNA Viruses in Ticks that Feed on Farm Animals 🐮

In addition to the above studies ☝️, another one looked at the #virome of ticks that feed on livestock in Uganda.

• Analyzed 2,754 ticks from 31 farms.
• Used semi-agnostic sequencing to detect all known #virus families.
• Found 22 viruses from 9 families, of which 5 were novel!
• Orthonairoviruses were notable, including Crimean-Congo Fever virus & a novel one.

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.10.532017
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease

7/6
🦠 RNA Viruses in Ticks — Ticks that Feed on Bats! 🦇

In addition to the above studies ☝️, a new study looked at the #RNA #virome of ticks— specifically ticks that feed on bats in Sweden.

• Found 16 viruses from 11 #virus families, of which 15 were novel!
• Authors suggest that such surveillance might help identify potential zoonoses.

"Substantial viral and bacterial diversity at the bat–tick interface"
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000942
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease @eddieholmes

🐝 It is worth noting that this study ☝️ specifically focused on those bees showing signs of disease.

So, did they find a 'smoking gun' to explain the collapse of colonies worldwide?

Well, besides the 20 novel bee viruses discovered, they also found "14 known pathogenic honeybee viruses" and "multiple viruses in almost 70% of the honeybee colonies."

The authors suggest more research, especially with regards to the newly discovered apis picorna-like virus 4 (APLV4)...

#virus #virology #virome

🐝 Bees have really had a hard couple of years.

Suggested factors leading to collapse of bee colonies worldwide include pesticides, bacteria, & parasitic mites.

But the picture would not be complete unless we looked into the possible role of viral infections, too.

And so, welcome to the bee #virome :

"Nationwide genomic surveillance reveals the prevalence and evolution of honeybee viruses in China"
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01446-1

(shamelessly scooping @eddieholmes here 🤭)
#virus #virology @virology

1/6
😲 Two recent studies from China look at the truly wide diversity of RNA viruses found in ticks.

"Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by meta #genomics in northeastern China"
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011017

"Metavirome of 31 tick species provides a compendium of 1,801 RNA virus genomes"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01275-w

A lot of insights in these two studies, so I'll just point out a few things that I personally found interesting.

#virology @virology #RNA #virus #virome #InfectiousDisease

Moved from mstdn.science to struct.bio

#Biophysics #virology #structuralbiology #strucbio #cellbio #art #studioarts #physics #metaphysics #philosophy #philosophyofscience #historyofscience #horselife #ranchlife #equestrian #outdoors #openscience #opensource #girldad #motorcycles #motorcycletouring #blueridge

Graduate student at UVA. Structural Virology of HIV. Looking for post doc positions in the next year. Google me and PM me to talk any of the above hashtags. Always looking for hikes

1/4
There are some fascinating insights in the new preprint by @ewyler on #RNA wastewater sampling using two kinds of enrichment.

(QIAseq xHYB Adventitious Agent Panel and ElementZero Biolabs MagIC beads)

#virus #virology @virology #virome #InfectiousDisease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.16.520800v1

Great PhD thesis from Sonia Underwood (nee Isaacs):

"Our data strengthen the rationale for development of vaccines and antivirals that target diabetogenic enteroviruses, for prevention of Islet Autoimmunity / Type 1 Diabetes."

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4308770
#type1diabetes #t1d #enterovirus
#vaccine #antiviral
#virus #virology #virome

New preprint on the gut #virome

"To expand the viral genome reference and provide a more comprehensive view of the gut virome, we built a catalogue of gut viruses by processing over 11,000 fecal bulk or VLP-based viral metagenomes of Chinese origin [...] including 67,096 nonredundant viruses. [...] 48.3% [...] could be assigned into one or more prokaryotic hosts. [...] 70.2% [...] are not found in other catalogues."
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.27.522048v1
#virology #virus #genomics