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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

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Erin E Barnett, Alejandra Castillo, Isabelle A Du Plessis, Kathryn Kistler, Laura Carrillo, Anahí Sanchez Leon, Ting Liu, Mike G Rutherford, Jon Ploug, John T McCrone and 2 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Erin E BarnettVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4935-3184
Alejandra CastilloLaboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.
Isabelle A Du PlessisVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-2195-7346
Kathryn KistlerVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3216-0020
Laura CarrilloLaboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.
Anahí Sanchez LeonLaboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.
Ting LiuVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mike G RutherfordThe Hunterian Anatomy Museum, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Jon PlougPandemiX Center, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.
John T McCroneVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9846-8917
María C Ávila-ArcosLaboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.ORCID 0000-0003-1691-1696
Daniel Blanco-MeloVaccines and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0256-5019

Funding

Deciphering long-term virus evolution through the reconstruction of past viral genomesDP2AI177896 · NIAID · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER · PI Daniel Blanco-Melo · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI177896
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA viruses cause substantial global morbidity, yet their impact prior to the twentieth century remains obscured. While ancient DNA studies have transformed our understanding of past pathogens, ancient RNA (aRNA) isolation is largely restricted to exceptionally preserved samples. Here, we simultaneously recover aDNA and aRNA from non-formalin-fixed human lung specimens and reconstructed an 18th-century Human Rhinovirus (HRV) A genome-the oldest human RNA virus identified to date. The RNA is highly fragmented, with distinctive terminal misincorporations and coverage patterns consistent with double-stranded RNA. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that this historical HRV genome is an extinct lineage related to contemporary genotypes, providing a unique perspective on rhinovirus evolution. These findings demonstrate that centuries-old medical specimens can retain informative aRNA, expanding the temporal scope of paleovirology.

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PMCPMC12873784

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