15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice in China | Eastern NC Now

"A massive glacier on the northwestern Tibetan Plateau in China has been the home to never-before-seen viruses, trapped for 15,000 years.

The research, published in the bioRxiv database, details how the researchers uncovered the 28 never-before-seen virus groups and what they can learn from them, including how viruses survived in various climates.

However, the researchers also warned that with glaciers around the world rapidly shrinking due to climate change, they could pose a threat."

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What could possible go wrong......

Wonder if gain of function money is already headed to China from the US to help things along.