What you’re about to read may sound like the plot of an upcoming science fiction thriller, but we assure you, it’s all real. Scientists are preparing to bring a 30,000-year-old giant virus back to life, after it was unearthed from the frozen wastelands of Siberia. The bug in question, called Mollivirus sibericum, is the fourth type of prehistoric virus found since 2003 and researchers hope that reanimating the virus will help us learn about what’s in store as the permafrost melts. French researchers are currently investigating whether it could pose a potential harm to humans or animals before they revive the so-called Frankenvirus.
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