Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years - Galt's Gulch

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Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years

Posted by mminnick 12 years, 4 months ago to Science

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If they know it only infects single celled creatures, then they have been experimenting with it, Idiots!!!

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Posted by Robbie53024 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

Kind of that whole Andromeda Strain type thing.

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Posted by mminnick 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

Saw that. I'm more concerned about what they are foing with the virus. Viruses don't die. They hibernate when exposed to cold or an improper growth medium. Given the right conditions, they come back. Think of what would happen if the cemeteries filled with small ox victims were open up and the bodies moved. The virus would escape (possibly) and with few vaccinated against it any more, a real ad time would ensue
The same could happen if the idiots in Siberia start fooling around with 30,000 year old viruses from the permafrost.

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