Ebola and Marburg viruses may be much older than thought
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 06:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research on the DNA of wallabies, rodents, a number of mammals and bats has found it is likely the ancestors of the Ebola and lesser-known Marburg viruses were in existence tens of millions of years ago, which is much earlier than previously thought.