[ad_1] After collecting and badyzing more than 300 samples of permafrost deposits, the team discovered that two of them contained viable specimens of soil nematodes (worms). One of these samples was taken …
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[ad_1] They are in animation suspended since 42 000 years. But they are never dead Nematodes These are microscopic roundworms – no more than 1 mm in length – that thrive in …
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[ad_1] Tiny nematodes like this one have proved surprisingly robust, restoring themselves after thousands of years frozen in Arctic ice Credit: Shutterstock Ever wake up from a long nap feeling a little …
Read More »Siberian worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years defrosted to life
[ad_1] On the picture is the overall view of a female nematode. Two of these creatures have been successfully thawed from 32,000 and 41,700 years of permafrost and have already shown signs …
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