Ancient Viruses Sound Scary, but There's No Need to Panic (Op-Ed)

Monday, April 7, 2014 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

The researchers raised concerns that drilling in the permafrost may expose us to many more pathogenic viruses. Should we be worried about being infected from the past? Can human viruses survive in this permafrost environment and come back to wreak havoc?

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