Scientists have revived a 48,000-year-old ‘zombie virus’ found in the permafrost region of Siberia, Russia. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the news of a virus stirs panic and triggers memes on Twitter. To no one’s surprise, the zombie virus quickly emerged as a Twitter trend.
The zombie virus had buried under frozen lake in Russia, and it was unearthed by scientists from the French National Centre for Scientific Researchers. They found over a dozen of archaic viruses from the Siberian permafrost and the oldest of them, dubbed as Pandoravirus yedoma, is known to be 48,500 years old.
Although the threat from these viruses can’t be estimated currently, scientists have found that these viruses remain infectious despite being dormant for hundreds of millennia.
According to the European team of researchers who found the viruses, it is likely that ancient permafrost will release these unknown viruses after it thaws due to increasing global warming. People are expected to populate these areas after they become habitable which is when there may be a threat of new viruses infecting life forms.
Even though the revelation stirred panic at first, it soon turned into a memefest on Twitter. Many creative users came up with hilarious memes as they thought the world is nearing its end with another COVID like virus.
Users expressed that the joy of moving past the COVID-19 pandemic has been cut short.
#zombievirus #Zombie_VirusWhen you survived in Covid Virus and then you see Zombie Virus pic.twitter.com/LOK6yRsnu1
— Author (@how_humans) November 30, 2022
Other creative users drew used the classic Endgame meme to signal humanity’s end.
After seeing #zombievirus is trending : pic.twitter.com/KMTwpkTMFF
— Mr. Stark (@Mr_Stark_) November 30, 2022
While binge watchers related to the news in their own way by calling it the next episode of the viral saga.
Just like web series, virus also has season 2. After covid pandemic now its#zombievirus pic.twitter.com/QzPjgX32kJ
— Priyanka Banubakode ↗️ (@PriyaBanubakode) November 30, 2022
Enthusiasts of zombie movies geared up to recreate the apocalypse scene.
48,500-Year-OLD 'Zombie Virus' Buried in Ice Revived by scientists in Russia #zombievirusIt's Time to repeat This movie scene 🤣 pic.twitter.com/48WVCogoom
— Shubh Sarle (@SarleShubh) November 30, 2022
One creative user even tried to express how God must be feeling.
Scientists revive 48,500-year-old #zombievirus from Siberian permafrost.God - pic.twitter.com/hXgOe5nU9Q
— Akbar Kazi (@Being_Akbar) November 30, 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic and zombie apocalypse were the trending themes, the pain of medical students wasn’t ignored either.
#zombievirusScientists revive #zombievirusLe medical students:- pic.twitter.com/7eQ8gEW6Hv
— Sachin jindal (@Themedicoswale) November 30, 2022
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