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  "id": 9771258,
  "title": "Ancient virus hunters: How we discovered sheeppox DNA hidden in medieval gospels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ancient-virus-hunters-how-we-discovered-sheeppox-dna-hidden-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ancient-virus-hunters-sheeppox-dna.html"
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  "summary": "Humans and domesticated animals have lived together for millennia, and this relationship has shaped their destinies in countless ways. Animals offered people food, companionship, traction (pulling plows), clothing and transportation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}