The Arctic permafrost is 1,000 years old. As it thaws, scientists worry what it might unleash
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Nah. Not worried about microorganisms. The way our immune system works is that it stores the "fingerprint" of pathogenic bacteria and viruses and this data is passed down to our progeny. So, we already have built in immunity to 1000 year old pathogens. In addition, vaccination has also "side loaded" many pathogen's fingerprints.