An extinct version of the smallpox virus dating to 1,400 years ago prompts speculation about viruses becoming more lethal over time.A 19th-century depiction by the German artist Hugo Vogel of a raid by the Viking king Olaf Tryggvesson circa 994 A.D.Credit...Charles Phelps Cushing/ClassicStock, via Getty ImagesJuly 23, 2020, 2:00 p.m. ETThe evolution of the deadliest…
A pox upon it — The work could offer helpful clues in developing an effective vaccine against COVID-19. Jennifer Ouellette - Jul 20, 2020 12:03 am UTC Enlarge / Researchers analyzed the genomes of virus fragments found on smallpox vaccination kits used during the Civil War. The kits are housed at the Mütter Museum of…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…