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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

www.businessinsider.com A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

The Andromedus Galacticus Collection @lemm.ee

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

www.businessinsider.com /forty-six-thousand-year-old-worm-found-siberian-permafrost-brought-back-to-life-2023-7

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

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Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

www.businessinsider.com /forty-six-thousand-year-old-worm-found-siberian-permafrost-brought-back-to-life-2023-7

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…

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

Some pretty cool stuff

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