# Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-04 21:29 UTC · Category: Health · Sources: 4 · Current Velocity: 2

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labcompare | Data from University of East Anglia Ancient Disease DNA Found in the Parchment of Medieval Gospels | 2026-09-04 19:01 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2gFBVV95cUxPYzNfcEZ5SE5WWmdQSG9ma09iYXdkeVNqQjJLOGRoclBsMTVmWHpqSjNPRlZEV0QyT1lLVnRqSXJiTEFMR1o4QWlxdXpka0Q4Y3IzbHowVGtaeS1JWVVmU1FrVGRWdlh1REVUWjRZTTYzTXkxU1NsbVp4T2t1QzNpc0FwRTNFY1gyUjJwRVhobDhxbkJxaDBiVkhUdWI4emNaSTd5bmRZTU83aXRlTXFIcEVvWVpRNmZOZjJtNzNMLTJzX29QcFZJcHdpVi1DTkpEUUVTTDhseUZvUQ?oc=5) |
| Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung | Sheeppox DNA Discovered in Parchment | 2026-09-04 19:01 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxQdGdlMnRfX3lCUS1GWjNoMVUxUTdvWGJWRzBFQmlZY3FuR053MkhIa1ZvQmRyenM5Vy1tdjEwNVFqc3NtZ3NxQ29seVlzelV1Y1JxOGt6YTdRWkRfWUp0WFF5VkpSUVBGWm5uVDEtc0h6V2kwblR2M1hxU2FGalk3SzRoR2UyUG9iS2dxaHZHUG5tQUdiN3lwTnNxWGsyRVFUeExwZjFn?oc=5) |
| ScienceBlog.com | Two pages of the York Gospels and a third bound in with it later carry the DNA of the virus that causes sheeppox, and the team that found them pulled a far older genome of that virus out of a sheep molar, radiocarbon dated to between 1875 and 1645 BC, fro | 2026-09-04 19:01 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgJBVV95cUxPRVlnZXRLMXJHZTRKSXZKLTVicFJBM1ZxUUN6UnktckZfR2UtMDAxTW0wZXNIeUR6Yk80RHJDUVdzekQyNVByekY2RG9HelRmeDdnbEgtWXRaUm40dlNjSE1SLUR3R2ZmYjRGTzg4Z1BiS0ctUUhJTmNzUm9lMlk5SUkzMFR1a2k1UmppSldib210NGd6a3N3dkhqVjdRS29lMHRsV1BqQ1E3cGpTbjF1WEdOYjA0RTUwVG5wdXdLajJ4bno1M1RZLU1KaGdEaGc0NWdlckJQZFlZWWRsMEkzYjA2YU13UmFzekJYQVhRR203RlJlYVdCUXA5dXlUT1VQSzh2cEdkcDVaaGFRU01NNXNyUnI2dTRrb1hyTm1aSU9EejEwRVB2MU9tdUlwU09RQjFyX2R2MW9PNzhPNmVSNTJTQkp1dw?oc=5) |
| India Today | Hidden DNA in ancient gospel reveals 3,500 year history of deadly virus | 2026-09-04 19:01 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxOUWdvZjczaEFSRHJ5bWpaSFQyYnNQQXM3Z0FQZ1Z4MlJIQmlNZ3VVeG56OWdZVnY1bmFJZFNiSHpmNHNIOE9ma0pKS2d3XzVoMzBZMnluMy14VzBWTy1Xel9mU2NidHV4TjNuQk05cm13ZWU4UlBVWHFMWjRtMlYzWHYzWkp0SXFhOWNkWHhZdFB3QmxsanFUWWY3aWNWT0JRb3RUTGVqUFNvRUYtYmJfRXYzdlRVd3dmV1pYSUhvU1NjNzB0bUVEX3BfRzVFZkVnVkQ0?oc=5) |

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