Ancient viruses dating back 15,000 years found in Tibetan glacier
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endIndex: Scientists have discovered previously unknown viruses dating from 15,000 years ago in ice samples taken from a glacier in the Tibetan plateau. (FILE PHOTO)
(CNN) Scientists have discovered previously unknown viruses dating from 15,000 years ago in ice samples taken from a glacier in the Tibetan plateau.
The viruses are unlike any that have been cataloged by scientists before, according to a study published earlier this week in the journal Microbiome.
A team including climate scientists and microbiologists from Ohio State University took two ice cores from the summit of the Guliya ice cap, at 22,000 feet above sea level, in western China in 2015.
Ancient viruses dating back 15,000 years found in Tibetan glacier
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