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

Insider ^ | July 28, 2023 | Rebecca Cohen and Jenny McGrath

[Macho MAGA Man]

Scientists discovered a female microscopic roundworm that has been stuck deep in Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years, The Washington Post reported. When they revived it, the worm started having babies via a process called parthenogenesis, which doesn't require a mate.

According to a press release, the worm spent thousands of years in a type of dormancy called cryptobiosis. In that state, which can last almost indefinitely, all metabolic processes pause, including "reproduction, development, and repair," the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa reported.

In a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics, scientists reported that after sequencing the worm's genome, scientists said it belonged to an "undescribed species."

[Joe 6-pack]

Have they started serving them in Chinese wet markets yet?

[Delta 21]

Every scientist: “Its an unidentified species, LETS BRING IT BACK TO LIFE!”