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Scientists alarmed over Russia’s ‘risky’ attempt to awaken virus that killed mammoths

WAV Comment – maybe they have not heard of Covid, and what it can do ! – crazy or what ?

These prehistoric viruses are thought to be up to 400,000 years old and have remained dormant in the frozen remains of woolly mammoths found in Yakutia, Russia, where temperatures can plummet to -55C. This research is being conducted by the Russian Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology.

However, experts have raised concerns over the research, describing it as “risky” and confessing to a lack of confidence in the research facility.

Professor Jean-Michel Claverie, from the National Centre of Scientific Research at the University of Aix-Marseille recently spoke with the Times to express his alarm.

He said: “[Vector’s research] is terrible. I’m totally against it.

“[It] is very, very risky. Our immune systems have never encountered these type of viruses. Some of them could be 200,000 or even 400,000 years old.

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Scientists alarmed over Russia’s ‘risky’ attempt to awaken virus that killed mammoths (msn.com)

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