Ghosts of the past: Global warming fears resurface as 41,000 years old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier

Category : Global Warming | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-08-30 06:22:23

A team of American and Chinese scientists has discovered as many as 1,705 genomes of viruses beneath the ice sheets in Tibet’s Guliya Glacier. Many of these viruses are novel (like novel coronavirus) which means that their existence hasn’t been chronicled in science so far.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/ghosts-of-the-past-global-warming-fears-resurface-as-41000-years-old-viruses-discovered-in-tibetan-glacier