Help support TMP


"Scientists ‘Awaken’ 13 Prehistoric Viruses From The" Topic


3 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please do not post offers to buy and sell on the main forum.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Science Plus Board


Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset


Featured Book Review


327 hits since 26 May 2023
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP27 May 2023 9:22 p.m. PST

… Siberian Permafrost — And Warn That Climate Change Could Rouse More


"For millennia, dangerous viruses have lurked beneath the Siberian permafrost. Now, a group of scientists has revived more than a dozen of these viruses from the ice to prove that it's possible — and to sound the alarm that more prehistoric viruses might emerge as the Earth warms.


According to a study conducted by French, Russian, and German scientists and published in bioRxiv — but not yet peer-reviewed — the researchers isolated 13 viruses from seven ancient Siberian permafrost samples. Science Alert explains that these samples were taken from beneath a lake, from the wool of a mammoth, and even from the intestines of a Siberian wolf…"

Main page


link


Armand

ScottWashburn Sponsoring Member of TMP08 Jun 2023 3:48 a.m. PST

What could possibly go wrong?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP12 Jun 2023 2:32 p.m. PST

Ha!….

Armand

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.