#pithovirus

KIRUSI KIKUBWA MWENYE UMRI WA MIAKA 30,000 AGUNDULIKA SIBERIA.

Pichani juu ni kirusi aina ya  ‘Pithovirus’ mwenye umri wa miaka 30,000

Inaweza ikawa ni vigumu kuamini ila ukweli ni kwamba,  kirusi mpya mkubwa kuwahi kutokea Duniani amegundulika na watafiti eneo la Siberia Urusi baada ya kuishi chini ya barafu  kwa takribani karne 300  sawa na miaka 30,000.   

Anafahamika kwa jina la kisayansi  “Pithovirus” amepatikana chini ya ardhi iliyoganda kaskazini…

Vírus de 30 mil anos é descoberto em permafrost

Um vírus de 30.000 anos de idade foi reavivado na Sibéria [Foto: Julia Bartoli e Chantal Abergel]

Encontrado em uma amostra retirada do permafrost, Pithovirus sibericum é inofensivo para seres humanos. Descoberta é alerta para agentes patogênicos congelados que podem ser despertados pelo aquecimento global.

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30,000-year-old Giant Virus Awakens From Permafrost

by Lisa M.A. Winters, contributing writer

A report made to the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America this past November, and just published in their Proceedings a month ago reveals a “giant virus” (able to be seen under a standard microscope, unlike most viruses) has become active after being thawed from a sample of Siberian permafrost.  Researchers at the Russian Academy…

Giant 30,000 year old virus resurrected from Siberian permafrost

In what could be the opening scene to a science fiction movie, French scientists have thawed and reactivated a 30,000 year old giant virus from the Siberian permafrost.

Luckily the pithovirus only attacks amoebas, but researchers warn that as exploration and development of the polar regions increase, it is possible that we may come…

Scientists revive largest virus yet from 30,000-year-old permafrost

"And it's a very strange beast. Fortunately, it only affects amoebas. We think."