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The 30,000-year-old virus scientists brought back to life
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Because humanity clearly loves tempting fate, scientists dug into the Siberian ice and resurrected Pithovirus sibericum, a pathogen that had been chilling for 30,000 years. It is a "giant" virus, meaning you can casually observe it under a standard microscope. Thankfully, it only infects amoebas, but watching a prehistoric microbe wake up and immediately start hunting is the ultimate sci-fi horror show made real.
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