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Poxviruses: Slipping and sliding through transcription and translation
16 Nov 2017
Abstract excerpt
Poxviruses are truly remarkable pathogens.The most notorious, variola virus (VarV), is thought to have emerged in Africa around 3,000-4,000 years ago.From there, VarV swept across the world causing smallpox, a disease that killed more people than all other infectious agents in recorded history combined [1].Noticing apparent immunity in milkmaids, Edward Jenner inoculated naïve children with cowpox, resulting in...
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