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Germ universe populates N.Y. subway
2015-02-09 18:41:59| Railroads - Topix.net
What kind of microscopic life lurks in the depths of New York's sprawling subway system -- on railings, turnstiles, benches, the ubiquitous closing doors? Some DNA samples on subway surfaces matched no known organisms studied before, while others were fragments associated with anthrax and the bubonic plague. In some cases, the germs reflected the diversity of the city's neighborhoods.
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Category:Transportation and Logistics