A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life...

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

https://www.businessinsider.com/fort...to-life-2023-7

I think we've seen this movie recently.

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Pretty incredible, isn't it?

This was also on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/28/world...scn/index.html

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Here's the original scientific article:

https://journals.plos.org/plosgeneti...l.pgen.1010798

Rather interesting that 46,000-ish years ago the areas that are now permafrost were warm enough to support round worm infestations in the soil. I wonder what other organisms we'll find in there.

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Here's the original scientific article:

https://journals.plos.org/plosgeneti...l.pgen.1010798

Rather interesting that 46,000-ish years ago the areas that are now permafrost were warm enough to support round worm infestations in the soil. I wonder what other organisms we'll find in there.

Sadly we also have to worry about what might be unleashed.