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Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old ‘Zombie’ Microscopic Creatures Frozen in Siberian Ice
For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic ...
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Rotifers Bounce Back After Being Frozen for 24,000 Years
View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Bdelloid rotifers are complex, microscopic animals that live in and near freshwater. Although only about half a millimeter in size, they have a ...
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Russian Scientists Brought 24,000-Year-Old Zombie Worms Back to Life
The scientists took the frozen rotifers and thawed them gently, at which point the rotifers began to just live their lives again, including their characteristic asexual reproduction. The secret of ...
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Microscopic Wonders: Amoeba, Desmids & Diatoms
The film explores the microscopic world found in a drop of pond water, revealing a diverse ecosystem of tiny plants and ...
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bdelloid Rotifers Questioned
In 2016, a study suggested that bdelloid rotifers cultivate genetic diversity by sharing DNA among themselves via horizontal transfer. But in work published today (July 12) in Current Biology, a ...