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Human activity over natural inputs determines the bacterial community in an ice core from the Muztag ata glacier - EurekAlert


<p>In a recent publication in SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, a team from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, presents compelling quantitative evidence linking bacterial indicators to historical climate shifts and human activities. Their study underscores the promising utility of bacterial proxies in ice core research, drawing from analysis conducted on a 74-meter ice core extracted from the Muztag Ata glacier on the Tibetan Plateau.</p>

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