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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] 9 points 2 years ago

I remember this episode of the X-Files…

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

This is awesome but also somewhat concerning

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

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