Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age in major scientific breakthrough, say experts.
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Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
By The Siberian Times reporter
26 July 2018

Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age in major scientific breakthrough, say experts.
Awake after 42,000 years... Picture: The Siberian Times
The roundworms from two areas of Siberia came back to life in Petri dishes, says a new scientific study.
‘We have obtained the first data demonstrating the capability of multicellular organisms for longterm cryobiosis in permafrost deposits of the Arctic,’ states a report from Russian

Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

UUMMMM has anyone seen the movie LIFE? this is right out of the movie!! i wonder if they taste good? lol anyway i thought yall should read this it's fairly interesting and makes me wonder whst else is frozen that can be brought back to life?

originally posted by: TheJesuit
makes me wonder whst else is frozen that can be brought back to life?

Viruses, I bet.
Plague starting stuff.

a reply to: TheJesuit

OK scientists, do you want super viruses? Because this is how you get super viruses.

All joking aside, I do wonder the possible ramifications from things like this.

originally posted by: lordcomac

originally posted by: TheJesuit
makes me wonder whst else is frozen that can be brought back to life?

Viruses, I bet.
Plague starting stuff.

You beat me to it by seconds.... glad I'm not the only paranoid person here today haha.

a reply to: TheJesuit

Makes me wonder of much of their cognitive functions are intact?

Can they reproduce?

originally posted by: scraedtosleep

Makes me wonder of much of their cognitive functions are intact?

It's not likely they'd still be able to solve differential equations.

a reply to: CriticalStinker

Wouldn't have to have anything to do with scientists.

Reports coming out all the time about permafrost melting.

The warmer earth gets the more stuff melts the greater chance of some long dormant super virus wiping us out.

originally posted by: Scrutinizing

originally posted by: scraedtosleep

Makes me wonder of much of their cognitive functions are intact?

It's not likely they'd still be able to solve differential equations.

They should.
www.haaretz.com...

UUMMMM has anyone seen the movie LIFE?

Yeah, and unfortunately saw this one on Syfy.

www.imdb.com...

I'm screed!

originally posted by: lordcomac

originally posted by: TheJesuit
makes me wonder whst else is frozen that can be brought back to life?

Viruses, I bet.
Plague starting stuff.

Zombies!

originally posted by: neo96

originally posted by: lordcomac

originally posted by: TheJesuit
makes me wonder whst else is frozen that can be brought back to life?

Viruses, I bet.
Plague starting stuff.

Zombies!

Being from Siberia, I'm placing my bet on White Walkers.

a reply to: TheJesuit


You need to finish the complete title.

"Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life, looks at chin beards and man-buns, goes back to sleep."

But seriously.

Zombies.

Wow they might be on to something with that brain freezing thing..

Before this thread i would have said this was impossible.

originally posted by: Scrutinizing

originally posted by: scraedtosleep

Makes me wonder of much of their cognitive functions are intact?

It's not likely they'd still be able to solve differential equations.

Maybe only partially.

a reply to: TheJesuit

Plague worthy for consideration.

Just wonder if the predators for said nematodes will come back to life as well. Imagine if there are viruses, bacteria, or other microbes getting back into circulation. Could cause a plague of ridiculous proportions. Just something to think about.

I bet this is good news for cryogenic research. Maybe Demolition Man is more prophetic a movie than it let on.

originally posted by: pteridine
Maybe only partially.

I suppose that would be enough, prove ability, integral to cognition. But, as the French may say, I don't know if it's "la place" for me to say how the Russians should do this, as they may opt to simply ask the worms to comment on the Hegelian Dialectic. But any such a test, demonstration, would not afford the worms a lot of wiggle room.

Found some additional confirmation of the story on Fox News website


Apparently some scientists from Princeton were involved with the project as well:

The research was conducted by teams from multiple Russian institutions as well as Princeton University in New Jersey.

-dex

Nothing bad is gonna come from thawing these things out...….said the first guy ate by said things.

I'm surprised this is new. The permafrost has been melting for over 11,000 years exposing the same material.

I'd think if there were any danger, it would have been a problem during the last 11,000 years since the melt started.