Other-worldly or from our Ancient History?
Truth is stranger than fiction is what I'm pondering tonight. Or at least after
reading an article by April Holloway in March 6, 2014, Ancient Origins.
A virus so large that it can be seen under an ordenary microscope was
recently discovered in a 100 foot deep sample of permanently frozen soil from
the costal tundra in Chukotka, near the East Siberian Sea.
Along with its large
size one of the strangest characteristics is that "Pithovirus sibercum" does
not resemble any other virus found on Earth. Hummm, all those "B" rated sci-fi
movies might just come back and really haunt us.
Pithovirus sibercum's origin dates back to the time when mammoths roamed the Earth and this presents a number of concerns for medical science. What harmful pathogens could be released on humans with the revival of this ancient virus?
The Siberian permafrost is rich in oil, gold and key minerals so more explorations will be taking place in the near future. What other secrets might be locked away in this ancient bed of ice, I ponder.
Well, just keep on tampering with Mother Nature and us invincible humans might be in for some sci-fi horrors coming to even the playing field!
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