Bacteria frozen for thousands of years in ice cave is resistant to 10 antibiotics

Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. (Paun V.I. via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years in an underground ice cave is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics, reveals new research.

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years in ice cave is resistant to 10 antibiotics

The team drilled a 25-meter ice core from the area of the cave known as the Great Hall. (Itcus C. via SWNS)

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