Could 'zombie pathogens' threaten humanity?




RNZ: This Way Up show

Summary: Could a killer virus dormant for centuries under the ice come back to life? With climate change thawing the permafrost at the poles and revealing long-hidden animal carcasses and human remains, Michaeleen Doucleff of NPR has travelled to the ice to see if a 'zombie pathogen' like anthrax, smallpox or the Spanish flu could really emerge again to threaten humanity.