TWiV 822: Viking variola variants

<p>Rich reviews the history of smallpox and the discovery of variola viral genomes in ancient DNA from human remains throughout Northern Europe, which pushes back the earliest date of smallpox virus infection to ~600–1050 CE, overlapping the Viking Age.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condi</a><a href="http://enterovirus.net/">t</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Variola virus genomes from <a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw8977">Viking era</a> (Science)</li> <li>Hidden history of <a href= "https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-020-02083-0/d41586-020-02083-0.pdf"> ancient plagues</a> (Nature)</li> <li>Was smallpox a <a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd1214">mild disease?</a> (Science)</li> <li>Smallpox: <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1349746/pdf/amjph00251-0071.pdf"> Ten years gone</a> (Am J Pub Health)</li> <li>Myth of the <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1715349">milkmaid</a> (NEJM)</li> <li>Interview with DA Henderson (ASM)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-822-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 822</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</