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Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I read woman instead of worm at first. It makes the headline a lot funnier.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

i think you spelled "terrifying" wrong

I did as well and could not figure out why TF this wasn't the biggest story in the history of stories

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This would have a bigger impact than a worm for sure. Hah!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Me too! - Imagine this being the first comment. Hilarious!
I was wondering what the hell was happening in that lab?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember this episode of the X-Files…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't any of these scientists watch "The Thing"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

People stationed on antarctica always watch The Thing the first night as a matter of tradition. We thought it was a hazing ritual. It's actually a warning...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is awesome but also somewhat concerning

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wondering the consequences of reviving a 5000 year old worm species. I would imagine this would never make it back to the wild.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whoops, teaches me to read better. Better finish my coffee…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I was 50-50 between mistake and that you might have been going with "the earth is only 5000 years old" 😄

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is that possible? I thought freezing caused cell membranes to tear apart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is very species dependent.

Some cold adapted species use various mechanisms to ensure that they can survive being frozen without that occurring.

One common answer is a form of natural antifreeze, preventing the crystallization from occurring where it would cause that kind of damage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Then some deadly pathogen with this property could be buried in the ice, too. Lovely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Some pretty cool stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m getting x-file vibes and it’s never a good thing