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Prehistoric viruses found and revived from ice core samples from glacier. Wonder of they can ci.e alive by themselves as glaciers melt.

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Beowulfsfriend 9 Aug 5
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Under the right conditions, sure. Old viruses are no doubt constantly being recycled by geologic processes, no big deal. The danger, as Covid shows, is from viruses circulating in contemporary animals. And we're still not really rising to the threat.

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Could be that they are viable, since a virus is hardly alive to start with, technically they are not considered living at all, and they are often so simple there is little for the ice to destroy.

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I'm reminded of :

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ah ya; its "12 Monnkeys" now tho i guess 🙂

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