What is the "Frankenvirus"? The Frankenvirus was recently discovered in Siberia"s wasteland. It is a very old virus, and giant virus. It has the potential to kill many people. It is more dangerous than the smallpox virus. It is known as a giant virus, only a few "giant viruses" are known to us today. The CDC now wants to reanimate this virus. The Frankenvirus should not be reanimated, because the risk of it spreading right now is zero, but if reanimated it will have a chance of spreading. The reason scientists want to reanimate the Frankenvirus is because they want to create an anti-virus vaccine for it. There is no reason for an anti-virus if there is no chance of it spreading. The Frankenvirus is a very old and giant virus. It is a very big virus as well; it is so big that you can see it with on a high-powered microscope. Now scientists will say that all viruses tend to be specific about who they choose to be their host, so there is a chance it won't affect humans. If that is true, then why even reanimate it. The virus will have a chance to evolve, and then who …show more content…
Phys.org said, "...these ancient specimens dating from the last Ice Age are not only bigger, but far more complex, genetically."(3) This may have others saying that scientists will study the virus before reanimating it. Now, because the virus is more genetically complex, there may be things we don't understand about the virus works, it may work differently than other viruses with its host. Some people will say that it is a good idea to reanimate it, because "They do it to learn about the viruses" (Reginer, 1). The scientists describe it as behemoth, because it is so genetically complex which means they can make a mistake while studying it. Making a mistake can cause there to be an epidemic. There is another reason why the CDC should not reanimate the