Researchers issue warning after making grim Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'

Researchers issue warning after making grim Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'

Researchers are sounding the alarm after finding antibiotic resistance genes released from melting Antarctic glaciers.  What's happening? A study published in the journal Biocontaminant examined the effects of glacial melting on our water supply.  Glaciers serve as reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes, or ARGs, and other microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downst…