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46,000-year-old worms squirm back to life after thawing from Siberian permafrost
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46,000-year-old worms squirm back to life after thawing from Siberian permafrost
Description
July 28, 2023
Genome analysis of roundworms (nematode) frozen for 46,000 years that came back to life when they thawed out of Siberian permafrost in 2018, found the Ice Age organisms to be a new species.
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46,000-year-old worms squirm back to life after thawing from Siberian permafrost
Description
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Genome analysis of roundworms (nematode) frozen for 46,000 years that came back to life when they thawed out of Siberian permafrost in 2018, found the Ice Age organisms to be a new species.
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