A group of scientists just revived 13 prehistoric viruses that had been preserved beneath the Siberian permafrost.

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As our planet warms, ancient viruses may be stirring from their frozen slumber. What could this mean for our health and ...

Scientists have been able to revive 33 types of ancient viruses, which are thought to have been frozen in the ice of the Guliya ice cap in the Tibetan Plateau 15,000 years ago. Of those ...

Melting ice in the Arctic circle has been thawing out some gigantic ancient viruses. Last month, researchers announced they were studying a 30,000-year-old giant virus called Mollivirus sibericum ...

Relics of ancient viruses - that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA - help the body fight cancer, say scientists. The study by the Francis Crick Institute showed the dormant ...

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides cells with rapid and efficient protection against viruses. The findings could lead ...

JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides human cells with efficient protection ...

As the Earth warms, could 'zombie' viruses trapped in frozen Arctic soil ... which he calls 'just keep swimming'. The ancient city of Butrint is the first site in Albania to be added to the ...

A VIRUS from the distant past has been brought back to life by French scientists after lying dormant in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years Do I need to worry? Not immediately.

The first virus. The second theory suggests viruses evolved from an ancient single-cell organism that stopped being able to reproduce by itself, becoming dependent on host cells instead.