First map of New York City subway system microbes; DNA fragments associated with anthrax and Bubonic plague
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
The microbes that call the New York City subway system home are mostly harmless, but include samples of disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to drugs -- and even DNA fragments associated with anthrax and Bubonic plague -- according to a citywide microbiome map.