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josscrowcroft
5405 days ago
That's the first thing I thought of as well - immunity to certain basic things might have evolved out by then.
I wonder whether bacteria or viruses could survive that long in those conditions?
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rubinelli
5405 days ago
Some bacteria can hibernate for millions of years in spore form. There was some speculation that the "Curse of the Pharaos" was caused by pathogenic bacteria or fungus-produced toxins, so yes, anyone opening that crypt should better be careful.
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