Scientists Just Dug Up a 40,000-Year-Old Virus - And It's Waking Up
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The next pandemic might not come from a lab or a bat cave. It might come from under the ice. Scientists just pulled something out of the frozen Arctic that has been locked away for 40,000 years, and it's waking up. Ancient viruses don't die when they freeze. They sleep. We have already brought some back to life in labs. And our bodies have never seen them. No immunity. No vaccine. Nothing. Watch this video to find out what happens when the ice melts, when the water spreads, and when something ancient comes back to life. Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: F
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