Today I learned on Nostr: TIL Viruses called Pandoraviruses and some bacteria, were found frozen in ...

TIL Viruses called Pandoraviruses and some bacteria, were found frozen in 30,000-year-old permafrost (ground that is continually frozen) in Siberia. In 2016 there was an anthrax outbreak in Siberia that killed one person and many animals. It’s thought that permafrost melting exposed the bacteria.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/ancient-virus-found-in-suspended-animation
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