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Old 10-28-2014, 09:56 AM   #2913
glatt
 
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Scientists resurrect extinct 700 year old virus from frozen caribou poop.

Great. They brought back an old virus and tested it out and it successfully infected a modern day organism in a lab environment.

Why would you do this?

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As Arctic ice melts faster with climate change, it could release ancient viral particles into the environment—some of which could remain infectious, the team warns.
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