Scientists discover more than 30 viruses frozen in ice, most never seen before
U.S. · WORLD
July 21, 20212 min read323 words
Published: July 21, 2021  |  2 min read323 words
USA TODAYA group of scientists discovered ancient viruses frozen in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China, and most of them are unlike anything ever seen before.The findings, published Wednesday in the , came from ice cores taken in 2015 that...
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This is a good, brief explanation of some of the newest viruses and microbiomes being discovered frozen in the ice- in this case from China. Not to sound alarmist, but one of the most underrepresented arguments for why we need to combat climate change is that the melting ice will release potentially dangerous viruses, bacteria, and toxic gases that had otherwise been frozen in time.
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