Malaccan_maraca t1_iswtwzs wrote on October 19, 2022 at 7:58 AM Reply to Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows. Analysis of Arctic lake suggests viruses and bacteria locked in ice could reawaken and infect wildlife. by chemistrynerd1994 It's as likely that we'll find new classes of antibiotics (or the like) there as we'll find some new plague. And neither of those outcomes are likely. Why catastrophise over something with such uncertain outcomes? Permalink 2
Malaccan_maraca t1_iswtwzs wrote
Reply to Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows. Analysis of Arctic lake suggests viruses and bacteria locked in ice could reawaken and infect wildlife. by chemistrynerd1994
It's as likely that we'll find new classes of antibiotics (or the like) there as we'll find some new plague.
And neither of those outcomes are likely. Why catastrophise over something with such uncertain outcomes?