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But aren't those glaciers contain bacteria and viruses?

• hulitu 3y ago
  > But aren't those glaciers contain bacteria and viruses? Yes. But frozen for a thousand years, so harmless. /s
  • dp-hackernews 3y ago
    Are you absolutely certain about that? Glacial Ice Cores Reveal 15,000 Year Old Microbes: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/09/01/glacial-ice-cores-reveal-15000-year-old-microbes/ https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/09/01/glacial-ice-cor... Bacteria species found in glacial ice could pose disease risk as glaciers melt from global warming: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-bacteria-species-glacial-ice-pose.html https://phys.org/news/2022-06-bacteria-species-glacial-ice-p... ‘Vast’ mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers This article is more than 1 year old Bacteria can fertilise ecosystems but need to be studied closely to identify potential pathogens, scientists say: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/17/microbes-melting-glaciers-bacteria-ecosystems https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/17/microbes...
• euroderf 3y ago
  Great plot device for a science fiction movie.