Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism

The results of a massive new DNA sequencing project on the New York City subway have just been published. And yup, there’s a lot of bacteria on the subway–though we know most of it is harmless. What’s really important, though, is what we don’t know about it.

Source: gizmodo.com

Midnight Meat Train explained this all years ago…

 

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