Today is my last day in @UniofOxford after 14 years, it’s been a blast. 1/4
Steven Fiddaman
@StevenFiddaman
Post-doc at @UniofOxford in @OxZooDept. Immune adaptation | chickens | ancient viruses
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Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly | University of Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2023-12-1…
www.ox.ac.uk Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly An international team of scientists led by geneticists and disease biologists from the University of Oxford and LMU Munich have used ancient DNA to trace the evolution of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV).... How do #pathogens become more virulent? Read on for a tale of #ancient bones, #ancientDNA, and a very modern danger in the chicken industry… 🧵1/14
If you want to hear about the humble beginnings of a super-crazy chicken-killer virus, check out my talk. Thanks so much to @OfficialSMBE for considering our work.
1/ Congratulations to @StevenFiddaman, one of our SMBE Graduate Student Excellence award winners 2022 bit.ly/3K4KL4x
#SMBEeverywhere recordings of Award winner talks are on Gathertown and later also on our website
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How did penguins conquer the oceans (and the cold)? We’re one step closer to understanding the evolution of these remarkable birds with our new study, out today in @NatureComms.
nature.com/articles/s4146…
nature.com/articles/s4146…
