Long-frozen ‘zombie viruses’ could reawaken, sicken people as earth warms: French scientist

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This 2015 file photo shows a family living in northern Siberia, where the permafrost is warming due to climate change. A French scientist who discovered that viruses frozen thousands of years ago remain “live” says they might reemerge and threaten humans as the world warms as the result of climate change.

With scientists predicting that the Arctic could defrost during summers in less than 20 years, Claverie believes the threat of ancient viruses coming back to life is an under-appreciated potential danger of climate change,The article quotes Claverie as saying, ”50,000 years back in time takes us to when Neanderthal disappeared from the region … If Neanderthals died of an unknown viral disease and this virus resurfaces, it could be a danger to us.

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