# Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/949937 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: ScienceDaily, Nov 11, 2026, 6:10 AM · Read it: Ancient manuscripts, including the 1,000-year-old York Gospels, have revealed traces of a deadly sheep virus whose history stretches back more than 3,700 years. Scientists discovered that the virus has remained remarkably unchanged for millennia, turning historic parchment into an unexpected record of ancient disease outbreaks. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 6:10 AM: [Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts]() — ScienceDaily (Science news, United States) Ancient manuscripts, including the 1,000-year-old York Gospels, have revealed traces of a deadly sheep virus whose history stretches back more than 3,700 years. Scientists discovered that the virus has remained remarkably unchanged for millennia, turning historic parchment into an unexpected record of ancient disease outbreaks.