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Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
« on: July 27, 2018, 04:32:44 pm »
Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age [sic] in major scientific breakthrough, say experts.
By The Siberian Times reporter 26 July 2018


Awake after 42,000 years... Picture: The Siberian Times

The roundworms from two areas of Siberia came back to life in Petri dishes, says a new scientific study.

‘We have obtained the first data demonstrating the capability of multicellular organisms for longterm cryobiosis in permafrost deposits of the Arctic,’ states a report from Russian scientists from four institutions in collaboration with Princetown University.

Some 300 prehistoric worms were analysed - and two ‘were shown to contain viable nematodes’.

‘After being defrosted, the nematodes showed signs of life,’ said a report today from Yakutia, the area where the worms were found.

‘They started moving and eating.’

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Re: Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2018, 05:25:57 pm »
Russian Worms, come to life after 42,000 years=proof of Trump's collusion with Russia.




 


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Re: Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2018, 05:51:49 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on July 27, 2018, 05:25:57 pm
Russian Worms, come to life after 42,000 years=proof of Trump's collusion with Russia.

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Re: Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2018, 01:03:30 am »
The worms turn with a new twist on the Washington Irving tale...
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