Cryptobiosis

Concept

Metabolic state of near-complete metabolic arrest used by organisms to survive extreme conditions

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Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old Microscopic Worm from Arctic Permafrost

Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old Worm Frozen in Arctic Permafrost, Observe It Reproduce

Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old Organism from Arctic Ice, Which Then Reproduced

Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old Organism from Arctic Permafrost, Which Then Reproduced

Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old Microscopic Worm from Arctic Permafrost — And It Reproduced