Some French scientists have discovered a virus that is over 30,000-year-old virus in Siberian permafrost. Researchers plan to revive the virus in the safety of a lab (Isn’t this how EVERY horror/sci-fi/apocalyptic/zombie film starts). Wait hold on what’s that? I think I hear Ian Malcolm
My god sound words Dr. Malcolm! Sound words indeed… But why should we listen to you?!
Oh no I’m so sorry I should have known better! DAMN YOUR SEXY!
But new research published in this journal state that researchers studied a so-called “giant virus” called Mollivirus sibericum discovered in the frozen permafrost. This marks the fourth “giant” virus found and analyzed since 2003. WHY IS THIS NOT BIG NEWS INSTEAD OF THE DAMN KARDASIANS?! The researchers say that this virus could be a huge concern with the whole climate change and melting ice thing that is going on.
“A few viral particles that are still infectious may be enough, in the presence of a vulnerable host, to revive potentially pathogenic viruses,” one of the lead researchers, Jean-Michel Claverie, told AFP.
A virus can be called “giant” if it’s longer than half a micron or 0.00002 of an inch, according to AFP.
The researchers plan to “revive” the virus in a safe laboratory setting. They will place it in a single cell amoeba in order to research it. And before you know it… Zombies! I say its time for this!