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A 5,000-year-old bacterium frozen in a Romanian cave is already resistant to modern antibiotics

In Romania’s Apuseni mountain range, one cave maintains a body of perennial ice, about the size of an apartament building. Inside that frozen archive in the Scărișoara Ice Cave, researchers have now ...
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Bacteria frozen for 5,000 years could fight superbugs, but there's a catch

Bacteria extracted from 5,000-year-old ice in the Scărișoara Ice Cave in Romania could help us fight superbugs, new research shows – if it doesn't become one itself. The research was led by a team ...
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Ancient bacteria found frozen in cave resistant to 10 types of antibiotics

Scientists have discovered bacteria frozen in an ancient underground ice cave that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. Ice caves host a variety of microorganisms, which if melted, could add to the ...
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Legendary Midwestern ice caves open to hikers for first time in 11 years

For the first time since 2015, hikers are able to set foot on one of the Midwest’s most ephemeral and breathtaking natural phenomena, the ice caves along Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands National ...
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From snowy trails to frozen lava tube: Exploring Guler Ice Caves in Washington

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — What looks like a quiet, snow-covered forest near Trout Lake holds a surprising secret just beneath the surface. Instead of a dirt trail, the journey begins with a trek deeper ...