46,000 Year Old Worm Revived

[Darts]

It's only a worm but still pretty amazing.
Scientists revived a 46,000-year-old nematode from Siberian permafrost - The Washington Post

 

[Anbarandy]

Mouth to mouth?

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Ah those Russians. I remember reading several years ago that Russian scientists found a 40,000 year old fish in Siberia frozen in the permafrost. In true Russian spirit. They thawed it out, cooked it and ate it.

 

[gabersc]

Ah those Russians. I remember reading several years ago that Russian scientists found a 40,000 year old fish in Siberia frozen in the permafrost. In true Russian spirit. They thawed it out, cooked it and ate it.

Any links in this.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Any links in this.

No. I lied. Maybe check the Globe and Mail from 1996 or around then. If you want to prove me wrong.

 

[Mr Deeds]

It probably resembled my ex mother-in-law

 

[Darts]

The dead bodies of the Franklin expedition were remarkably well preserved.
Meet John Torrington, The Ice Mummy Of The Doomed Franklin Expedition (allthatsinteresting.com)

 

[xmontrealer]

Have to say that I get a bit worried when I hear that something organic that has been trapped and frozen in ice for millions of years comes alive again when released from the ice and is thawed out.

What kinds of infectious and/or parasitic microbes existed way back then for which we have no immune system defenses?

 

[Darts]

The world's permafrost is rapidly thawing and that's a big climate change problem | CBC News

 

[Darts]

What kinds of infectious and/or parasitic microbes existed way back then for which we have no immune system defenses?

It could be like when the indigenous South Americans first met the Europeans. SMALLPOX!!!!!

 

[Robert Mugabe]

It could be like when the indigenous South Americans first met the Europeans. SMALLPOX!!!!!

Or when the Europeans first met the South Americans. Syphilis.

 

[Darts]

Or when the Europeans first met the South Americans. Syphilis.

I was afraid you would mention that. Is it really true?