- Ancient mummy's DNA reveals Hepatitis B existed since centuries
Toronto, Jan 5 (IANS) The DNA analysis of the remains of a 16th century mummy has confirmed that the complex Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has ex...
05 Jan, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
- Smallpox may have emerged in more recent times
Toronto, Dec 9 (IANS) Smallpox, a pathogen that caused millions of deaths worldwide, may not be an ancient disease but a much more modern k...
09 Dec, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
Malaria may have evolved 100 mn years ago & even affected dinosaurs, says studyMalaria is often thought to be of more modern origin- caused primarily by one genus of protozoa & spread by anopheline mosquitoes.
29 Mar, 2016, 03.17 PM IST