A group of researchers from Aix-Marseille University has found a 30,000 year old virus of unprecedented size has been found and reactivated. The virus, known as Pithovirus Sibericum, is likely to affect microorganisms like amoebas and not human beings. Pithovirus Sibericum is named after the Greek word, "pithos," that means a large earthenware jar. It was found in a 98-foot-deep sample of … [Read more...]
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