Reviving Ancient Life: Microscopic Creatures Survive 24,000 Years in Permafrost
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by reviving microscopic frozen organisms in Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years. The ancient creatures, known as bdelloid rotifers, survived in a state of cryptobiosis, halting all biological activity until conditions became favorable again. When thawed, they resumed normal functions and began reproducing asexually, as if their millennia-long slumber had … Read more