Scientists revived a roundworm that had been frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years.
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- The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years—and ... (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/07/27/nematode-revived-siberian-permafrost/ (washingtonpost.com)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-revive-46000-year-old-roundworms-from-siberian-permafrost-180982620/ (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/46-000-year-old-worm-possibly-revived-from-siberian-permafrost/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/46-000-worm-possibly-found-in-siberian-permafrost/102659414 (abc.net.au)
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