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Post by theshee on Nov 2, 2014 9:58:58 GMT 10
I have often wondered if this could happen the past few years. It does make you wonder! A team of researchers have managed to resurrect a 700-year-old virus from reindeer faeces – and say there’s a possibility that ancient viruses could be unleashed on the world as the ice melts. Eric Delwart and his colleagues discovered the ancient fecal matter buried in an ice core in Canada after he learned that high mountain regions contained interesting objects like old shoes and arrowheads, perfectly preserved for hundreds of years. And while Dr Delwart’s find was less than glamorous, he and his team were able to use it for some scientific benefit – they resurrected a virus. ‘I mean we’re constantly shoving viruses down our throat and if you look at poo samples from humans and from animals you will find a lot of viruses,’ Dr Delwart, a researcher at Blood Systems Research Institute in San Francisco, told NPR. ‘The find confirms that virus particles are very good “time capsules” that preserve their core genomic material, making it likely that many prehistoric viruses are still infectious to plants, animals or humans.’ The revelation, according to Dr Delwart, means that viruses could be unleashed on the world as the ice melts or Arctic regions are drilled. link
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Post by brillbilly on Nov 3, 2014 4:58:58 GMT 10
Dont tell the CDC this shee,or else they will want to roll this out along with Ebola GMO Frankenvaccine next year,ie...about 8 weeks time?
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