Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost | CNN

 

H/T C.A.T.
If they can’t create a bad enough new one, they’ll dig up an ancient one!–STL

Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region’s permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying dormant for tens of thousands of years, could endanger animal and human health.

Source: Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost | CNN

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