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Microbes trapped in permafrost AWAKEN after 40,000 years - as scientists warn they could spark the next pandemic

Daily Mail 1 min read 17 hours ago

Microorganisms frozen in Alaska for around 40,000 years have come back to life, scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder report.
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