‘Zombie’ Virus Reanimated After 50,000 Years In Siberian Permafrost

According to Science Alert, scientists have successfully reanimated the zombie virus after it was trapped in Siberian permafrost for 50,000 years.

According to a pre-print study (pdf below), French researchers have revived more than a dozen ancient viruses that had been buried deep below the Siberian permafrost for about 50,000 years.

Science Alert states that researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research were able to identify 13 never-before-seen viruses that ha...

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