Nature frozen in time
3/31/202629 min
Across our planet, natural archives preserve the biological footprints of species long gone, from woolly mammoths at the macro scale, through plants and seeds, to dormant bacteria and viruses at the micro end of the spectrum. And one environment that safeguards some of this material in the best condition of all is the cold - in other words, in ice. So, this week, we're going to look at what is sitting in nature's deep freeze... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Hello, welcome to The Naked Scientists podcast. This is the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and also talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology, and medicine. I'm Chris Smith, and this week, we're looking at the elements of life frozen deep in time.
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