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Scientists Find Ancient Critters Alive After 24000 Years in Permafrost – WIRED
The hardy rotifer can live through all manner of conditions, but this is a historic feat even for this tiny creature.
Rotifers are microscopic freshwater-dwelling multicellular organisms. They’re already known to withstand freezing (even in liquid nitrogen), boiling, desiccation, and radiation, and the group has persisted for millions of years without having sex. The humble…
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