Unknown Viruses Discovered in Nearly 15,000-Year-Old Ice

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By Olivia RosaneJul 23, 2021, 1:28 pm400 pts
Researchers have uncovered 33 viruses preserved in ancient glacier ice, and 28 of them are previously unknown to science. The research, published in Microbiome on Tuesday, was based on two ice samples from the Tibetan Plateau in China that are nearly 15,000 years old. It offers an example of how scientists can…

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