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johngtrsa t1_jbfihaf wrote

What could possibly go wrong?

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jdjvbtjbkgvb t1_jbgak9l wrote

The permafrost will thaw in any case. It is great they find them before a contagion

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Warpedlogic31 t1_jbfj29s wrote

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should" - Dr. Malcolm

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mehwars t1_jbi10fr wrote

That guy was always getting stuck ian the middle of things

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Phillyredsox t1_jbfsdz9 wrote

Someone lick it and let’s hurry this along.

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Dirtyspaceman69 t1_jbfm1pv wrote

Nothing good will come of this. Quick pint in the Winchester may be needed

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he77bender t1_jbhxvkf wrote

As several people here have already pointed out, and as was mentioned in the article, the permafrost is already melting. This research is being conducted BECAUSE people are concerned about viruses thawing out and becoming infectious again. They're looking to see where the viruses are, what kinds we'd be dealing with, and whether they even would still be viable after so long (as this test determined, the answer is at least sometimes yes, which is good to know!). And the article also specifies it's a virus that only infects amoebas - they specifically chose it because they didn't want to risk reviving anything that could spread to people or animals.

Everyone's so eager to believe scientists don't know what they're doing, I stg. I blame Michael Crichton.

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tysontysontyson1 t1_jbfiube wrote

This is definitely not going to destroy the human race. Definitely.

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victordudu t1_jbfj9k7 wrote

if something doesn't kill you, mad scientists will

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Jace_Te_Ace t1_jbsizjo wrote

I think you'll find those "mad scientists" failed to propose a hypothesis for testing and didn't write anything down. ergo they are "mad engineers".

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Worried-Try-8141 t1_jbfjsaf wrote

I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.

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TheStolllessHawk t1_jbfm897 wrote

It ends well for the planet though. Us not being here fucking it up would make Earth quite a nice place.

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charface1 t1_jbflhm1 wrote

Did they say, "Wake up, sleepyhead", or just poke it with a science stick?

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SelectiveSanity OP t1_jbfoizv wrote

Come on, these are professional scientists!

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They did both.

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Friendly_Try6478 t1_jbhrg4o wrote

The thought of all of humanity, with its massive growth and history and technological advances, being completely wiped out by single celled organisms, is so ironic yet romantic

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[deleted] t1_jbfkjdr wrote

That looks terrifying

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Zuliano1 t1_jbfonw0 wrote

Its rude to wake up someone like this

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Nuker-79 t1_jbfptvv wrote

Here we go again……

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MuckRaker83 t1_jbgykqk wrote

Nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure

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AricBergren t1_jbi86rs wrote

Probably the same scientists that created a black hole to see what would happen. They ran out of safe ideas.

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Ramja9 t1_jbiipyy wrote

Project zomboid prepared me for this

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artful_nails t1_jbfxzj7 wrote

Just great. Next they'll crossbreed it with Rabies and Covid-19. Maybe a bit of Ebola for that 28 ___ Later look?

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rpgnoob17 t1_jbg7t3g wrote

28 seconds later

It’s the prequel of the prequel of the prequel of 28 days later.

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tams420 t1_jbg16qn wrote

The Passage, anyone?

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rationalhippy t1_jbiqvww wrote

These viruses are going to revive anyway with the thawing of the permafrost due to global warming. It's a great idea to do research on them so we can prepare for what's coming and not get blindsided.

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NolChannel t1_jbleqd3 wrote

Scientist does normal research in a well-controlled environment.

Masses freak out because the word "Virus" is in headline.

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NoWayNotThisAgain t1_jbg8h31 wrote

Let’s sleeping dogs lie. But wake up all the viruses…

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jdjvbtjbkgvb t1_jbgb5zr wrote

The permafrost is thawing... This research is for the common good. It is good to be prepared

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MeanGreanHare t1_jbgqdme wrote

How do they know it's a zombie virus?

Sounds like they made the virus themselves and were sloppy with the logic of the cover-up story.

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victordudu t1_jbfj4mg wrote

the VICOD-20, soon on every fucking door. comes with it's set of vaccines.

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