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Title: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Silent Invader on March 04, 2014, 05:56:41 AM

A news story with post apoc possibilities.

After 30,000 years of being frozen, a virus has thawed and activated

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An ancient virus has come back to life after lying dormant for at least 30,000 years, scientists say.

It was found frozen in a deep layer of the Siberian permafrost, but after it thawed it became infectious once again.

The French scientists say the contagion poses no danger to humans or animals, but other viruses could be unleashed as the ground becomes exposed.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26387276 (http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26387276)

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: commissarmoody on March 04, 2014, 06:04:01 AM

I saw that earlier, pretty crazy.

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: has.been on March 04, 2014, 07:09:41 AM

Some years ago I saw a report that the (then) proposed extention to a London Tube line had to be diverted, because it would have gone through a KNOWN plague pit, from the Black Death, which was STILL active!!!!!
My worry is that at a time when about a third of the population was dropping dead from plague, how many people kept accurate records of ALL of the graves?

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Brummie Thug on March 04, 2014, 07:18:57 AM

Thats pretty interesting and pretty scary. Some Prehistoric virus causes the Apocalypse!

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Elk101 on March 04, 2014, 07:31:36 AM

I was just checking to see if this had been posted. It could easily be another PA cause!

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Wyrmalla on March 04, 2014, 07:41:54 AM

There'll be a kickstarter using this as a premise within the week...

Hmn, though is there any post-apocalyptic settings who do? Its not something that I know's been covered. Perhaps a plague originating from the subways like's been mentioned (or even something like the Metro 2034 setting. The survivors retreated to the subways, only to uncover a pre-war plague years after the apocalypse. ...Ah wait, that's Metro 2034's plot). =P

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Slayer on March 04, 2014, 07:44:30 AM

wow thats freaky, and I thought it was one of Silent Invader's games... lol lol

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Silent Invader on March 04, 2014, 08:08:10 AM

Quote from: Slayer on March 04, 2014, 07:44:30 AM

wow thats freaky, and I thought it was one of Silent Invader's games... lol lol

 lol

Actually there's quite a good movie called The Thaw. It uses a parasite rather than a virus but the premise is pretty much the same.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1235448/ (http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1235448/)

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Doomsdave on March 05, 2014, 03:12:25 AM

Ancient evil buried in Arctic ice.  A hallowed staple of cinema.

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Etranger on March 05, 2014, 09:31:07 AM

It won't end well. The Zombie virus is back......


There's your PA plot right there.

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Michi on March 05, 2014, 09:39:04 AM

Quote from: Etranger on March 05, 2014, 09:31:07 AM

The Zombie virus is back......

They´ll call the movie "30.000 years later"...

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: joroas on March 05, 2014, 09:39:28 AM

...or just about any episode of X-Files....  :-X

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Mr Tough Guy on March 05, 2014, 10:53:11 AM

Reminds me of the movie I saw a few weeks back at the international film festival of rotterdam: Blutgletscher

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2299206/?ref_=nv_sr_2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs77XEappHA

Title: Re: Virus defrosts after 30,000 years in ice
Post by: Silent Invader on March 05, 2014, 11:09:30 AM

Ah, the recently released on DVD, Blood Glacier!

Excellent movie.  I picked it up on the day of release (yep, hardcore fan is me  ;) ).

As a non-German, the civil servant reminded me of Angela Merkel.