Zombie Virus: 48,500-year-old virus back to life..!?
Melting of Earth's ice reserves due to climate change may pose a new threat to humans, research suggests. As the ice melts, scientists say they have discovered more than two dozen viruses, including one frozen at the bottom of a lake that is more than 48,500 years old. european scientists obtained some virus samples from the permafrost in Siberia, Russia, which they tested. Scientists resurrected and characterized 13 new pathogens. They are named zombie viruses. According to the researchers, they are viruses that can cause disease despite living in frozen snow for thousands of years.
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Scientists say as climates change and they warm, the permafrost melts, causing them to melt. Because of this, they release greenhouse gases like methane. Scientists have long warned that they could worsen the environment. But information on its effect on dormant pathogens is largely unavailable. Research teams from Russia, Germany, and france say reviving the virus they researched poses no biological risk. Because they only revive strains of viruses that are not biohazardous. Amoebas are especially susceptible to microorganisms. Scientists make it clear that a virus that can infect animals or humans is a very troublesome thing, so they don't try to animate them..jpg)
An article published in the preprint repository Biorexy clearly mentions this study. The paper, which said that is possible that these viruses were released after the melting of ancient permafrost, has yet to be peer-reviewed. It said that it is still impossible to estimate how long a virus can spread after being exposed to an outdoor environment, how it can be prevented and how many times a person can be infected in a given interval.' He said that in the case of global warming, there are fears that this risk will increase as permafrost continues to melt and that the impacts could increase as more people begin to live in the Arctic due to industrial efforts.
Melting of Earth's ice reserves due to climate change may pose a new threat to humans, research suggests. As the ice melts, scientists say they have discovered more than two dozen viruses, including one frozen at the bottom of a lake that is more than 48,500 years old. european scientists obtained some virus samples from the permafrost in Siberia, Russia, which they tested. Scientists resurrected and characterized 13 new pathogens. They are named zombie viruses. According to the researchers, they are viruses that can cause disease despite living in frozen snow for thousands of years.
Scientists say as climates change and they warm, the permafrost melts, causing them to melt. Because of this, they release greenhouse gases like methane. Scientists have long warned that they could worsen the environment. But information on its effect on dormant pathogens is largely unavailable. Research teams from Russia, Germany, and france say reviving the virus they researched poses no biological risk. Because they only revive strains of viruses that are not biohazardous. Amoebas are especially susceptible to microorganisms. Scientists make it clear that a virus that can infect animals or humans is a very troublesome thing, so they don't try to animate them.An article published in the preprint repository Biorexy clearly mentions this study. The paper, which said that is possible that these viruses were released after the melting of ancient permafrost, has yet to be peer-reviewed. It said that it is still impossible to estimate how long a virus can spread after being exposed to an outdoor environment, how it can be prevented and how many times a person can be infected in a given interval.' He said that in the case of global warming, there are fears that this risk will increase as permafrost continues to melt and that the impacts could increase as more people begin to live in the Arctic due to industrial efforts.