Scientists Warn of Possible, 'Public Health Threat' After , Reviving Ancient 'Zombie Virus' .<br />The 'New York Post' reports that French scientists have <br />ignited fears of an outbreak after reviving a "zombie virus" <br />that had been trapped in a frozen lake for 50,000 years.<br />The 'New York Post' reports that French scientists have <br />ignited fears of an outbreak after reviving a "zombie virus" <br />that had been trapped in a frozen lake for 50,000 years.<br />The situation would be much more <br />disastrous in the case of plant, animal, <br />or human diseases caused by <br />the revival of an ancient unknown virus, Stated in 'An update on eukaryotic viruses revived <br />from ancient permafrost,' via 'New York Post'.<br />According to the paper, global warming has<br />irreversibly begun to thaw vast areas of permafrost, , "releasing organic matter frozen <br />for up to a million years.".<br />Part of this organic matter also consists <br />of revived cellular microbes (prokaryotes, <br />unicellular eukaryotes) as well as <br />viruses that remained dormant <br />since prehistorical times, Stated in 'An update on eukaryotic viruses revived <br />from ancient permafrost,' via 'New York Post'.<br />The oldest revived "zombie virus" has been named <br />Pandoravirus yedoma and was found in soil <br />that was dated to be 48,500 years old. .<br />According to Science Alert, <br />Pandoravirus is one of 13 viruses possessing <br />their own genome outlined in the study. .<br />The team suggests that the world could experience <br />more COVID-like pandemics as the melting permafrost <br />continues to unearth long-dormant viruses.<br />It is therefore legitimate to ponder <br />the risk of ancient viral particles remaining <br />infectious and getting back into circulation <br />by the thawing of ancient permafrost layers. , Stated in 'An update on eukaryotic viruses revived <br />from ancient permafrost,' via 'New York Post'.<br />If the authors are indeed isolating live <br />viruses from ancient permafrost, it is likely <br />that the even smaller, simpler mammalian <br />viruses would also survive frozen for eons, Eric Delwart, University of California <br />virologist, via 'New Scientist'
