Interesting. The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) warned, that the discovery, “Has important implications for public-health risks in connection with exploiting mineral or energy resources in Arctic Circle regions that are becoming more and more accessible through global warming.” “The revival of viruses that are considered to have been eradicated, such as the smallpox virus, whose replication process is similar to that of Pithovirus, is no longer limited to science fiction,” the CNRS statement continued. “The risk that this scenario could happen in real life has to be viewed realistically.” Read more at iflscience/environment/its-alive-30000-year-old-virus-revived#Jcv6bq0XKtDcVtyS.99
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:42:15 +0000
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