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The scientist interviewed is quick to dismiss the risk of viruses due to melting ice caps, although this is a large unknown at this point. I've wondered why the risk of formerly extinct bacteria and viruses have not been a larger concern in the global warming debate (not to get on that tangent). Anyone in OT closer to the issue?
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In what seems like a plot straight out of a low-budget science-fiction film, scientists have revived a giant virus that was buried in Siberian ice for 30,000 years — and it is still infectious. Its targets, fortunately, are amoebae, but the researchers suggest that as Earth's ice melts, this could trigger the return of other ancient viruses, with potential risks for human health. |
The scientist interviewed is quick to dismiss the risk of viruses due to melting ice caps, although this is a large unknown at this point. I've wondered why the risk of formerly extinct bacteria and viruses have not been a larger concern in the global warming debate (not to get on that tangent). Anyone in OT closer to the issue?
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