Medievalists.net: Medieval Manuscripts Reveal DNA of a Deadly Livestock Disease
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That an infectious sheep virus has been found in a text from a thousand years ago seems a bit of science fiction. And for those who know the saying "reality overcomes fiction", that is what happened. Today, medieval manuscripts have been studied for centuries by historians and philologists, who analyze their ink, their calligraphy and their ... Continue reading "Scientists give no credit: they investigate medieval manuscripts made with animal sk…
The sheep pox, which has been affecting cattle for 3,700 years but is harmless to man (ANSA)
Medievalists.net: Medieval Manuscripts Reveal DNA of a Deadly Livestock Disease
Medievalists.net: Medieval Manuscripts Reveal DNA of a Deadly Livestock Disease. “Medieval manuscripts have preserved much more than the words written on their pages. Scientists examining the animal skins used to make books such as the 1,000-year-old York Gospels have discovered DNA from sheeppox, revealing that the devastating livestock disease was circulating across medieval Europe.”
DNA extracted from parchment in medieval manuscripts shows that the sheeppox virus has affected Eurasian herds for at least 3,500 years. Read more here: DNA in Medieval Manuscripts Traces an Animal Virus - Archeofili.
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