Our battle against coronavirus is still not over, yet another strain of viruses is on the horizon and can *possibly* plague us in the future. (via InqPOP) READ:
Our battle against coronavirus is still not over, yet another strain of viruses is on the horizon and can *possibly* plague us in the future.
One of the strains they revived was Pandoravirus yedoma, the oldest virus they have isolated which is believed to be frozen for 48,500 years. It stores a massive amount of organic matter that has been frozen up for centuries. When permafrost thaws, this matter will then be released, and along with it is the revival of ancient viruses that remained dormant.
“We see the traces of many, many, many other viruses. So we know they are there. We don’t know for sure that they are still alive. But our reasoning is that if the amoeba viruses are still alive, there is no reason why the other viruses will not be still alive, and capable of infecting their own hosts,” he explained.
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