{"id":4738,"date":"2025-06-16T18:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2025-06-28T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T18:53:15","slug":"what-we-know-thanks-to-genomics-about-mpox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/what-we-know-thanks-to-genomics-about-mpox\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know, thanks to genomics, about Mpox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: What Genomics Reveals About Mpox\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3whSuDvS41CTRYjF1eS7Ls?si=8kdoEjbgROCpKNiz8mLn4A&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mpox is surging again across parts of Africa \u2014 and this time, it seems like the world is paying even less attention. 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