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Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA

28 July 2022

Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores – and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally – have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international team involving Dr Lucy van Dorp (UCL Genetics Institute).

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