Researchers recently revived a nearly 50,000-year-old virus and others, finding they are still infectious after centuries in permafrost. After three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, some social media users are concerned. But they needn’t be.
about the threats posed by viruses that may resurface, experts we contacted were not overly worried.
"Certainly we're going to find new species," in melted permafrost, he said."But we're not likely to find something that's overly dangerous. We certainly haven't yet." He expressed skepticism about whether the viruses discovered"are truly ancient" rather than the result of contaminated samples and said he’s unconcerned about unearthed viruses posing a risk to humans.
Claverie, however, hopes the research will raise awareness of the potential problems as the world warms and industries, such as mining, flock to the Arctic.An Instagram post says,"There may be a new pandemic on the way after the release of a 50,000-year-old zombie virus."
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