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@ ch0k1
2025-03-03 15:44:42
Russian Scientists Brought 24,000-Year-Old Zombie Worms Back to Life
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a63956140/scientists-revive-ancient-frozen-organisms/
We promise this isn’t as sinister as it sounds: Russian scientists have revived and cloned 24,000-year-old zombies.
Don’t worry—this isn’t a Walking Dead situation. The undead organisms in questions are called bdelloid rotifers, or microscopic “wheel animals” named for their circular mouths surrounded by tiny hairs. Like the more charismatic tardigrade, bdelloid rotifers are extremophiles—organisms that can withstand astonishing conditions like red-hot undersea vents or the vacuum of space.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/902608