Or any smallpox samples sitting in the back of an old lab, like the ones they found in 2014. Or the smallpox samples that the US and Russian governments keep as WMDs for research purposes.
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Phoonzang@lemmy.world 2 months ago
To be less hypothetical and more scary: Think about all the ancient pathogens that are dormant in the permafrost. Those could become a real problem when it starts to thaw because of global warming.
azi@mander.xyz 2 months ago
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
CitizenKong@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There was already an outbreak of thousand year old Anthrax from thawed animal corpses in Siberia several years ago.