Scientists discovered almost 1,000 microbes in extreme Tibetan glaciers in the first dedicated genome catalog of the glacier ecosystem.
. Another concern of the ongoing rising temperatures, though, is how melting glaciers, like some extreme Tibetan glaciers, could unleash species of possibly dangerous ancient microbes.Image source: Kevin Frayer / Stringer / Getty
Altogether, the researchers say they’ve discovered 968 species. All of which feature a hugely diverse range of microbes. The team published its findings in a new paper featured in. The paper is the first dedicated genome catalog of the glacier ecosystem, and it has revealed some intriguing results. The researchers studied a 2.5 million square kilometers area of the Tibetan Plateau. Within this area, they found that over 80 percent of the glaciers have started to retreat as a result of
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