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'Zombie viruses' could cause new deadly pandemic, warn scientists
short by Daisy Mowke / on Monday, 22 January, 2024
Ancient "zombie viruses" frozen in melting Arctic permafrost could fuel new pandemic if unleashed by climate change, scientists warned. Ancient viruses have already been found in Siberian permafrost. A team led by geneticist Jean-Michel Claverie revived such viruses capable of infecting single-cell organisms. But scientists fear viruses capable of infecting humans likely also lurk in permafrost.
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