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[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Although, most likely less-evolved hence less-threathening than the current virus and bacterias.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Is the saber toothed tiger less threatening than the common house cat ?

[–] uis@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, saber toothed tiger can't manipulate humans.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

It'd have a fair go at manipulating your arm off your torso given the chance.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

If it can't survive in today's environment then yes.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

They are investigating it, some million years in the oldest beeings in Earth don't make evolutive difference to the current ones. The only question is, if they can infect humans or animals or not. The climate change make that all tipe of indesirable things are defrosted, adding more dangerous diseases to the existing ones.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Viruses and bacteria don't evolve to kill you. They propogate in your system to spread themselves. It's actually in their best interest to keep you alive, so the more evolved ones would be less deadly because they've had more time to dial it in. Not that evolution is something they choose, it's from mutations that work more or less better.