'Time-traveling' pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment, say scientists

Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial communities and might potentially threaten human health, according to a new study by Giovanni Strona of the European Commission Joint Research Center and colleagues, published July 27 in the open-access journal PLOS Computational Biology.


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Source: Phys.org