Planet Microbes: Thawing Permafrost Microbes
Genspace NYC discuss Arctic permafrost—the permanently frozen terrain in the North Pole. The majority of this permafrost has been frozen for more than 10,000 years, since the last Ice Age and beyond, and it serves as a time capsule of microbes preserved over that entire time period. But what happens when climate change forces that permafrost to thaw, liberating the microbes trapped within?
