हिमालय के ग्लेशियर में मिले 41,000 साल पुराने प्राचीन वायरस, क्या बढ़ेगा खतरा? 

हिमालय के ग्लेशियर में मिलें 41,000 साल पुराने प्राचीन वायरस, जानें क्या वे इंसानों के लिए हानिकारक हैं?

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वैज्ञानिकों की एक टीम ने हिमालय में दबे हुए प्राचीन वायरसों की खोज की हैं, जिनमें से कुछ 41,000 साल पुराने हैं.

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चीन और अमेरिका के 60 रिसर्चर्स वाली इस टीम ने उत्तर-पश्चिमी तिब्बती पठार पर गुलिया ग्लेशियर से बर्फ के टुकड़े एकत्र किए.

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इन बर्फ के नमूनों से 1,700 से ज्यादा ऐसे वायरस जीनोम का पता चला, वे सभी प्रोकैरियोट्स के वायरस से हैं.

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ऐसे वायरस, बैक्टीरिया और आर्किया को संक्रमित करते हैं. मनुष्यों, जानवरों या पौधों को इनसे संक्रमण का कोई खतरा नहीं हैं.

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लेकिन ये प्राचीन माइक्रोब्स किसी समय में स्थानीय पर्यावरण के लिए बेहद अहम थे.

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समुद्र तल से 6,000 मीटर से अधिक ऊंचाई पर स्थित ग्लेशियर ने विभिन्न युगों से इन वायरस को संरक्षित रखा है.

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नेचर जियोसाइंस में प्रकाशित अध्ययन से पता चला है कि वायरस नौ अलग-अलग प्राचीन काल से आते हैं.

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