Zombie virus resurfaces in Siberia after 50K years. ‘Go Goa Gone’ & ‘The Simpsons’ memes land on Twitter

In 2020, the world was devastated with the rapid surge in the Covid-19 infections. While the world has seen darker days, the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the collective consciousness driving billions into a panic-mode. Scientists, medical professionals, conspiracy theorists rushed to do their part. Each development related to the pandemic was met with overwhelming reactions.

Fast forward to 2022, while the apprehensions related to the Covid-19 pandemic have almost subsided, there is something new that has triggered panic and mirth worldwide.

Scientists have reportedly revived a 48,500-year-old ‘Zombie Virus’ that has been buried in ice. Climate change has thawed ancient permafrost and this may likely pose a number of threats to humans according to researchers.


About two dozen viruses have been revived by researchers and among these is a virus that has been frozen under a lake for over 48,000 years. The ancient samples were collected from the Siberia region of Russia. As many as 13 new pathogens have been categorised as ‘Zombie viruses. Shockingly, the viruses have been infectious despite being trapped for thousands of years.

While the new development may come as shocking, the Internet can come up with some of the most amusing reactions.
One of the users also shared an iconic scene from the Marvel blockbuster 'Avengers: Infinity War'.
Actor and comedian, Vir Das took to his Twitter account to share his reaction on the development. The actor shared a still from his horror comedy 'Go Goa Gone'.
There were also memes from 'The Simpsons' episode that showed Russia reviving a zombie virus to attack the world.
Some users also shared references to popular Zombie movies and series.
Ever since the findings, hashtag Zombie Virus has been trending on Twitter around the world.

The research was conducted by a team from Russia, Germany and France. The researchers said that that the biological risk of reviving the viruses were negligible as they had only targetted those strains that could infect amoeba microbes. However, they warned that the revival of a virus that could infect humans or animals could prove to be dangerous.