-- the worm was revived in 2018, the paper is new -- we learned more about cryptobiosis (how things remain viable for so long) from it -- an unrelated study in PLoS Computational Biology has warned that as permafrist warms, about 1% of the species that thaw & are released into our environment -NATURALLY & NOT BC OF SCIENTISTS - may be a 'black swan' event -- i'm not super supportive of this type of research. but we prolly should learn whats in the thawing sht
The counterpoint to "scarry bug from dawn of life kills us all", that is just as likely, is that life is a constant arms race, everything from microbes to megafauna are constantly one-upping each other, trying to murder the shit out of one another, and anything that thaws out from the permafrost is likely to be hopelessly behind, and much more at risk from us that we are of them. At least, I hope so, it sounds plausible enough.
It’s one of those news stories playing in the background as the main character goes off to their day job, not knowing what’s about to go down and all the trials and tribulations they’ll have to go through to reunite with their love ones.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •worth noting a few things -
-- the worm was revived in 2018, the paper is new
-- we learned more about cryptobiosis (how things remain viable for so long) from it
-- an unrelated study in PLoS Computational Biology has warned that as permafrist warms, about 1% of the species that thaw & are released into our environment -NATURALLY & NOT BC OF SCIENTISTS - may be a 'black swan' event
-- i'm not super supportive of this type of research. but we prolly should learn whats in the thawing sht
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46,000 years later...
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