A team of scientists has sequenced the complete genome of an ancient strain of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), shedding new light on a pervasive, complex and deadly pathogen that today kills nearly one million people every year. The mummified remains of a small child buried in the Basilica of Saint Domenico Maggiore  in Naples, Italy. Previous Analysis of the 16th century remains had suggested the child was  infected with...

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