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Scientists have successfully revived a 46,000-year-old nematode found in the Siberian permafrost, breaking the previous record of a few decades for a similar event. The female microscopic roundworm, a new species named Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, began reproducing after reanimation. This case highlights the phenomenon of cryptobiosis, like hitting the pause button on life (think Han Solo in the original Star Wars […]