Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old Virus

An international team of experts has resurrected what they claim to be the oldest virus ever resurrected. The scientists revived a 48,500-year-old virus.

Scientists have cautioned that melting permafrost could endanger humanity after resurrecting an ancient pathogen that had been frozen for tens of thousands of years.

After observing nine ancient viruses that were found in the Siberian permafrost infecting amoebas in a lab, the international team concluded that such viruses are still ...

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