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Scientists woke up ancient microbes, and now they’re worried. But not for the reason you might think. Sleeping in the Ice It’s not the first time scientists have “resurrected” ancient germs. All over the coldest parts of the world, microbes… Continue Reading →
A 46,000-year-old worm has been revived from the Russian permafrost—could deadly germs be next? In 2020, I wrote a series of blog posts about whether ancient microbes could survive millennia in the ice. As it turns out, some can. This… Continue Reading →