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For us zombie virus researchers, these defective genomes are a goldmine. Genomics expert Chia-Lin Wei of the Jackson Laboratory in Connecticut has discovered several hundred candidate zombie viral ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... Thawing of frozen landscapes has the potentional to unleash infectious “zombie viruses” that have been locked underground ...

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Reviving an ancient zombie virus might seem like a terrible idea, but the scientist did so in a controlled laboratory. And, while dangerous, the viruses could help us prepare for pandemic-level ...