Meet the Ice Age survivor: The rotifer that cheated death for 24,000 years and started reproducing after coming back to life
Scientists in Siberia have revived a bdelloid rotifer, a microscopic animal, that had been frozen in permafrost for 24,000 years. This creature, which lived during the time of woolly mammoths, demonstrated remarkable survival through cryptobiosis and even reproduced after thawing. The discovery offers significant insights into the potential for long-term preservation of complex life.
Scientists in Siberia have revived a bdelloid rotifer, a microscopic animal, that had been frozen in permafrost for 24,000 years. This creature, which lived during the time of woolly mammoths, demonstrated remarkable survival through cryptobiosis and even reproduced after thawing. The discovery offers significant insights into the potential for long-term preservation of complex life.
