horsepox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horsepox
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For example, the current policy does not cover reconstructing an extinct virus such as horsepox, a relative of smallpox.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 30, 2023
Several vaccines are also in early stages of development, including some that rely on horsepox.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Earlier this year, a team at the University of Alberta built an infectious horsepox virus.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2018
In this case, it was horsepox, a once-extinct virus resurrected by stitching together fragments of synthetic DNA to create an intact viral genome.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2017
Over time mutation lets animal diseases jump to people: avian influenza becomes human influenza, bovine rinderpest becomes human measles, horsepox becomes human smallpox.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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