A group of scientists just revived 13 prehistoric viruses that had been preserved beneath the Siberian permafrost.

Melting ice in the Arctic ... ancient viruses. Last month, researchers announced they were studying a 30,000-year-old giant virus called Mollivirus sibericum that they found in melted Siberian ...

The impact of global warming has raised fears of unleashing dormant viruses which were naturally preserved in frozen soil for thousands of years. 'Zombie ... mainly in the Arctic region.

As the Earth warms, could 'zombie' viruses trapped in frozen Arctic soil emerge once again ... year-old giant viruses found in permafrost in Siberia. This clip is from: CrowdScience - Could ...

According to the New York Post, scientists have, perhaps strangely, revived some of these so-called "zombie viruses" from the Siberian permafrost in order to investigate the awakening critters.