Body exhumed in fight against flu
The body of an aristocrat who died nearly 90 years ago has been exhumed in
the hope that it will help scientists combat a future flu pandemic.
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Yorkshire landowner Sir Mark Sykes died in France in 1919 from Spanish flu.
Sir Mark was buried in a lead coffin which scientists hope may have helped preserve the virus.
They believe his remains will help piece together the DNA of Spanish flu, which could have a similar genetic structure to modern bird flu.