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A new virus on the horizon: Why is the melting Arctic unleashing ancient germs?

Published On 22 Dec 2022 07:11 AM


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Scientists have resurrected numerous big viruses that had been buried for tens of thousands of years in the frozen Siberian earth (permafrost).

The virus that was resurrected was just 27,000 years old. The oldest, a Pandoravirus, was approximately 48,500 years old. This is the oldest virus ever resurrected.

As the earth continues to warm, thawing permafrost is releasing biological materials that has been frozen for millenni....


Tags : Scientists, frozen Siberian earth (permafrost), biological materials, Pandoravirus,
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