Virologist Jean-Michel Claverie has spent over a decade studying "giant” viruses, including those nearly 50,000 years old found deep within Siberian permafrost — layers of frozen soil that are starting to thaw amid climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/world/science-health/scientist-50000-year-old-viruses/?utm_content=bufferd5eb9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #sciencehealth #science #viruses #paleontology #archaeology