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."

[Macho MAGA Man]

Dormant for 46,000 years. Sounds like that movie 'The Thing'!

[EEGator]

A similar X-Files as well.

[dsrtsage]

Did someone dig up Helen Thomas again?

[Colt1851Navy]

Keep the worms away from Florida.

[grey_whiskers]

Water bears, eat your heart out.

[escapefromboston]

Im sure nothing bad will happen

[wally_bert]

Hope it doesn’t try to file for social security.

[one guy in new jersey]

Keith Richards hardest hit.

[stylin19a]

are we bat-spit crazy ?

[Macho MAGA Man]

Lmao 😂

[Bounced2X]

it belonged to an "undescribed species."

These people better be careful. Unless they have Burt on the team.

[Macho MAGA Man]

You’re right!

[Manic_Episode]

[SkyDancer]

Can’t keep a good woman down.

[Tennessee Nana]

PING

[dynachrome]

Mongolian Death Worm

“When an American oil company sets up an experimental drilling plant out in the vast deserts of Mongolia, they awaken a nest. The deadly creatures begin to breed and spread, devouring everyone in their path.”

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504443/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_mongolian%2520

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I have seen this movie.

It does not end well.

[EEGator]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751141/

[Raven6]

Nothing good can come from this.

[algore]

if I remember correctly the Israelis contaminated the moon with water bears