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

https://www.businessinsider.com/forty-six-thousand-year-old-worm-found-siberian-permafrost-brought-back-to-life-2023-7

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

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Fixbeat@lemmy.ml · 23 pts · 3y (3 replies)
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artistan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

This would have a bigger impact than a worm for sure. Hah!

MiataMan@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

i think you spelled "terrifying" wrong

I did as well and could not figure out why TF this wasn't the biggest story in the history of stories

stringbeantheory@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Me too! - Imagine this being the first comment. Hilarious!
I was wondering what the hell was happening in that lab?

FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I remember this episode of the X-Files…

Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Klear@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Different one, though this one was a banger too.

Whirlgirl9@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y

The spice must flow

TubeTalkerX@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

artistan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Wondering the consequences of reviving a 5000 year old worm species. I would imagine this would never make it back to the wild.

Screwthehole@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

46,000 year old it says

artistan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Whoops, teaches me to read better. Better finish my coffee…

Screwthehole@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

I was 50-50 between mistake and that you might have been going with "the earth is only 5000 years old" 😄

atomicscissors@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Didn't any of these scientists watch "The Thing"?

Klear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

People stationed on antarctica always watch The Thing the first night as a matter of tradition. We thought it was a hazing ritual. It's actually a warning...

sheepishly@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

This is awesome but also somewhat concerning

Nicenightforawalk@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

I’m getting x-file vibes and it’s never a good thing