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Locked in glaciers, ancient ice may return to life as glaciers melt
08-06-2007 · EurekAlert!The DNA of ancient microorganisms, long frozen in glaciers, may return to life as the glaciers melt, according to a paper published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and Boston University. The article is scheduled to appear in the print edition on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
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