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A bit incidental, but would there be any risk of a sealed time capsule delivering viruses/bacteria to the future?
by nopassrecover 15y ago
A bit incidental, but would there be any risk of a sealed time capsule delivering viruses/bacteria to the future?
- josscrowcroft 15y agoThat's the first thing I thought of as well - immunity to certain basic things might have evolved out by then. I wonder whether bacteria or viruses could survive that long in those conditions?
- rubinelli 15y agoSome bacteria can hibernate for millions of years in spore form. There was some speculation that the "Curse of the Pharaos" was caused by pathogenic bacteria or fungus-produced toxins, so yes, anyone opening that crypt should better be careful.