Scientists Decode 1918 Flu Virus Genome From Century-Outdated Tissue

Scientists have decoded the Swiss genome of the 1918 flu virus from a century-old specimen, revealing early variations for human an infection. Scientists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich have efficiently decoded the genome of the influenza virus that precipitated the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland, utilizing a preserved specimen from the College of Zurich’s Medical […]