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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies
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I remember this episode of the X-Files…
The spice must flow
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Didn't any of these scientists watch "The Thing"?
People stationed on antarctica always watch The Thing the first night as a matter of tradition. We thought it was a hazing ritual. It's actually a warning...
This is awesome but also somewhat concerning
Wondering the consequences of reviving a 5000 year old worm species. I would imagine this would never make it back to the wild.
46,000 year old it says
Whoops, teaches me to read better. Better finish my coffee…
I was 50-50 between mistake and that you might have been going with "the earth is only 5000 years old" 😄
How is that possible? I thought freezing caused cell membranes to tear apart.
That is very species dependent.
Some cold adapted species use various mechanisms to ensure that they can survive being frozen without that occurring.
One common answer is a form of natural antifreeze, preventing the crystallization from occurring where it would cause that kind of damage.
Then some deadly pathogen with this property could be buried in the ice, too. Lovely.
I’m getting x-file vibes and it’s never a good thing