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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

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Prof Paul Hunter

Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia

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Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

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Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.