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Russian scientists to 'extract zombie viruses from dead bodies of ancient animals'
Scientists are seeking to unlock unknown prehistoric viruses up to 50,000 years old by extracting biological material from carcasses of ancient animals frozen in permafrost, according to reports.The Russian team is this week reportedly taking samples from a collection of beasts preserved in ice that have been found in recent years.They are working with the remains of extinct woolly mammoths and hairy rhinos, as well as prehistoric dogs, horses, elk, rodents and hares.The oldest animal is believed to be a 50,000-year-old lemming.The work is spearheaded by Vector State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology, once a Cold War biological warfare research plant established by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.The high-security facility near
