Ancient Virus is still infectious!

[Debi]

Ancient 'Zombie' Virus Revived Almost 50,000 Years Later Is Still Infectious

From a horror movie plot to real life: Scientists have revived ancient 'zombie' viruses from permafrost and discovered they could still infect living single-celled amoebae.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Lynne]

why are we reviving them? I hope it's to find a cure. Dangerous business.

 

[Debi]

why are we reviving them? I hope it's to find a cure. Dangerous business.

Sigh...because scientists CAN and they don't care what else might happen. (PUT IT BACK IN THE FREEZER!) There's a movie out there about this very thing!

 

[Ragnar0711]

Sigh...because scientists CAN and they don't care what else might happen. (PUT IT BACK IN THE FREEZER!) There's a movie out there about this very thing!

There are several movies about this. I thought Geeks watched stuff like that?
Apparently they haven't learned anything

 

[Selectric]

Ancient 'Zombie' Virus Revived Almost 50,000 Years Later Is Still Infectious

From a horror movie plot to real life: Scientists have revived ancient 'zombie' viruses from permafrost and discovered they could still infect living single-celled amoebae.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Lynne]

no , I do not like Zombies lol

 

[Interested Bram]

There are several movies about this. I thought Geeks watched stuff like that?
Apparently they haven't learned anything

Could be the viruses become active autonomously when defrosted. Many creatures do this, so it isn’t unreasonable that viruses could.

 

[Debi]

Could be the viruses become active autonomously when defrosted. Many creatures do this, so it isn’t unreasonable that viruses could.

Hi Bram. Welcome! Well, you may be correct on that. My feeling is put it back on ice!

 

[Interested Bram]

Agreed. I think we’ve had enough of rampant viruses for the time being.

 

[ozentity]

I wish scientists would stop endangering us to fund their ego trip.