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The melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – what does this mean for the world?

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Ancient viruses and bacteria are being found in permafrost samples. Image: Pexels/Jean-Christophe André

Paul Hunter
Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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A digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a number of mustard-colored, spheroid-shaped Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Other types of pathogen, such as bacteria, could be a problem, though. Image: REUTERS
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