Roundworms Just Came Back to Life After 40,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost
A dizzying new cryogenic record!
MIKE MCRAE
27 JUL 2018
Samples of permafrost sediment frozen for the past 40,000 years were recently thawed to reveal living nematodes.
Within weeks the roundworms began to move and eat, setting a record for the time an animal can survive cryogenic preservation.
https://www.sciencealert.com/40-000-year-old-nematodes-revived-siberian-permafrost
