Dec 4, 2022
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50,000-Year-Old Zombie Virus Found in Permafrost
Nearly 50,000 years old is a prehistoric virus that was found in Siberia. It is one of the “zombie viruses” — pathogens that scientists have extracted from the permafrost and managed to bring back to life. As it turned out, the viruses have regained the ability to infect living organisms.
Do microorganisms that can be released from melting permafrost pose a risk to modern humans…
