Microscopic Multi-Celled Organism Survives 24,000 Years In Siberia
Microscopic Multi-Celled Organism Survives 24,000 Years In Siberia
The organism had been napping in permafrost before scientists found it. It was in a state of suspended animation in the Russian Arctic, but snapped back to life after being thawed.
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. Ever have a hard day and think, I could probably sleep for a thousand years? What about 24,000? That's how long a microscopic organism called a bdelloid rotifer was napping in permafrost before Russian scientists found it. The tiny creature was in a state of suspended animation in the Russian Arctic but snapped back to life after being thawed. I guess Dr. Ian Malcolm was right.
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JEFF GOLDBLUM: (As Malcolm) Life finds a way.
MARTIN: It's MORNING EDITION.
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