Scientists revive 48,500-year-old 'Zombie Virus' buried in ice in Russia
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Overview
French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now!
According to New York Post, French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic after reviving the "zombie virus".
New York Post is a daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City.
New York Post has quoted a viral study which is yet to be peer-reviewed.
"The situation would be much more disastrous in the case of plant, animal, or human diseases caused by the revival of an ancient unknown virus," reads the "viral" study.
Reference: Reference : Alempic, J. (2022, January 1). An update on eukaryotic viruses revived from ancient permafrost. bioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.10.515937v1
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