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View of pine trees and water from the bank of the Kolyma river at Duvanny Yar (68°39’ N, 159°4’ E), a popular permafrost sampling site, showing the vegetation cover at the end of August 2019.

Zombie Viruses From the Arctic

by Jean-Michel Claverie

Thawing permafrost is releasing microbes from the Neanderthal era—how real is the risk for public health?