A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bdelloid rotifer, radiocarbon-dated to ∼24,000 years BP. This constitutes the longest reported case of rotifer survival in a frozen state https://t.co/fKodZdxQP4
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost.
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The discussions include phrases like 'mindblowing' and compare the rotifer's revival to fantastical stories, illustrating a blend of scientific fascination and playful wonder. Contributors frequently refer to its significance, with terms like 'longest survival' or 'cooler than Captain America' used to express both humor and importance, showing how tone and context elevate the perceived value of the research.
Most discussions indicate a general support for the findings, highlighting curiosity about the bdelloid rotifer's survival.
Contributors express high interest, evident from frequent mentions and excitement about the implications of the study.
While many posts show enthusiasm, a few delve deeper into the implications and comparisons with other resilient organisms.
There is a strong perception that this discovery could significantly influence biological research and our understanding of resilience in ancient life.
Abstract in brief
- Scientists discovered a bdelloid rotifer that survived in Arctic permafrost for about 24,000 years, marking the longest known survival of this type of organism in frozen conditions.
- The rotifer was identified using gene sequences and was confirmed to belong to the genus Adineta, similar to a modern specimen from Belgium.
- Experiments indicated that this ancient rotifer can withstand slow cooling and reproduce asexually in laboratory conditions.
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A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/sbCsJ6llsJ
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References Schmakova et al. 2021. A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. Current Biology 31(11): R712-R713. Dipper, F. (2022). Chapter 4-Open water lifestyles: marine plankton. Elements of marine ecology, 5th edn. Butterworth-Heinemann, 193-228.
References Schmakova et al. 2021. A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. Current Biology 31(11): R712-R713. Dipper, F. (2022). Chapter 4-Open water lifestyles: marine plankton. Elements of marine ecology, 5th edn. Butterworth-Heinemann, 193-228.
#Arctic #Siberia #worms #permafrost #frozen #biology https://t.co/xPqwW9CZBQ
ヒルガタワムシも2万4000年前の永久凍土からの復活が確認されています https://t.co/yPd9pU6M0s https://t.co/JKz6B60IKt
Research article: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/TOGrNMk94z Top part of summary in next post (3/3): worth reading. Well, to me, anyway!
Research article: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost www.cell.com/current-biol... Top part of summary in the next post (3/3). Worth reading. (Well, to me, anyway!) 2/3
Looking for clues on how to survive the freezing cold this winter? Bdelloid rotifers (microscopic animals) seem to have the answer. A recent study describes a living bdelloid rotifer was recovered (and revived) from 24,000-year old Siberian permafrost. https://t.co/oC9sukHtNO https://t.co/ndEd2bvbWu
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RT @AvrahamCooperMD: https://t.co/nLvSWtwEYa
Not sure what a bdelloid rotifer is but this one might have lived long enough to complete its physician-scientist training. https://t.co/44ZWp0A6oN
RT @AvrahamCooperMD: https://t.co/nLvSWtwEYa
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@ctmurphy1 @JacquelynGill @LSE_Angela @harlemedic @tmzinnen @kayrihavens Late to the party, but 2nd @ctmurphy1 's take on L1 nematode cryopreservation & we frequently find 0 or 1 nematode in 1g non-permafrost field samples. The Russian team recently reported rotifers in CB: https://t.co/Os7sXXCxwB
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/9YPH9VU4aT
I had missed it (july), mindblowing
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Tiny animal revived after being frozen for 24,000 years!
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A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. This is the longest reported case of rotifer survival in a frozen state. https://t.co/nkKiEKqagT https://t.co/FBlIIKTP1K
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/AqbimuKfaQ
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/piCc6oRou5 #biology #cell
Bdelloid rotifers, microscopic multicellular animals, are known for their ability to survive extremely low temperatures. Here, we report the survival of a bdelloid rotifer, recovered from northeastern Siberian permafrost radiocarbon-dated to ∼24,000 years https://t.co/cMfPueWj8m
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/L6Dx1eYYVQ
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Microscopic organisms, found in the arctic, getting back to live and starts to grow. Getting some lovecraftian vibes over here... https://t.co/3jD9AM6sn3 #Lovecraft #Science #Arctic
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic #permafrost https://t.co/fM5lbhNwGk
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/hNTVBzVaSO
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Cool... A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/nyMZEwFW3u
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/c9lN6N6h22
RT @NorbertExplique: Les tardigrades ne sont plus les seules bestioles ultra-résistantes ! Je vous présente ce Bdelloid rotifers qui peut…
Survival skills! Still alive after being thawed from permafrost samples after 24,000 years https://t.co/qVasRDQyqh
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/1u9dXZcDvp
Via @IFLScience - Scientists report that they revived rotifers after having been frozen in Siberian permafrost for at least 24,000 years! Click here to learn how Olympus microscopes facilitated this discovery - https://t.co/G9nD5j69Zh https://t.co/bx2y7S2YNb
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @DLBHATTMD: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/sbCsJ6llsJ
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology ("We revived animals that saw woolly mammoths,"….what could possibly go wrong…lol) https://t.co/jHrUc8k48w
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
24,000-year-old organisms found frozen in Siberia can still reproduce https://t.co/fwGSNK0uZl + new study https://t.co/pak2pYbJYI #bdelloidrotifers #cryptobiosis … https://t.co/s5OIhvZrDR
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/ll6g4l7y0H
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @TedPavlic: This animal is way "cooler" than Captain America coming out of a 6-decade slumber in ice. "A living bdelloid rotifer from 2…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @DrBradBrad: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost Shmakova @tvishniv et al, @CurrentBiology https://t.co/tH…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/LKE86Txoi1
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @DrBradBrad: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost Shmakova @tvishniv et al, @CurrentBiology https://t.co/tH…
Это самое интересное что я читала за последнее время!! Ожила! Через 24000 лет! Шок -контент! https://t.co/VwskHIJSpk
RT @DrBradBrad: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost Shmakova @tvishniv et al, @CurrentBiology https://t.co/tH…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @DrBradBrad: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost Shmakova @tvishniv et al, @CurrentBiology https://t.co/tH…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/ot0Mq4h7hE
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
This animal is way "cooler" than Captain America coming out of a 6-decade slumber in ice. "A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost" (via @CurrentBiology) https://t.co/ySvq2R80iR
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost Shmakova @tvishniv et al, @CurrentBiology https://t.co/tHWDKm1xfC
RT @NorbertExplique: Les tardigrades ne sont plus les seules bestioles ultra-résistantes ! Je vous présente ce Bdelloid rotifers qui peut…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/NFtuvbYR1Q
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/rQ9kGP2Auc
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/rsUbHRLOwl
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @p_orientalis: 永久凍土の、約24000年前の層から採集されたヒルガタワムシの休眠打破に成功したそうです!更に、研究室での継代培養にも成功しているということで、resurrection ecologyの新たな対象としても今後の展開が望めると更に楽しそうですね…
RT @p_orientalis: 永久凍土の、約24000年前の層から採集されたヒルガタワムシの休眠打破に成功したそうです!更に、研究室での継代培養にも成功しているということで、resurrection ecologyの新たな対象としても今後の展開が望めると更に楽しそうですね…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
"A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost" https://t.co/fzwH39jX0x
"A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost" https://t.co/Pcb3FEKJNq
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
RT @BoixRichter: Despierta un rotífero después de haber permanecido 24.000 años congelado en el permafrost siberiano. Se alimentado e inclu…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/1V2XSbbyEy
@oikossokio: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/bbtnRMj8vs
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/W3AahbcnVK
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/SVdeTckmzQ
"A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost" - Revista académica Current Biology Así inician varias películas de terror Nice!! https://t.co/iHfa7Ap9zy
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
@BoixRichter https://t.co/Cdj1OnA6un
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/tq33Q2YdpT https://t.co/iKHc1Cce2Q
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. Current Biology, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.077 https://t.co/qUlprJTTgg
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/GOHK7eNrIY
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/WyTz407xk2
RT @DLBHATTMD: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/sbCsJ6llsJ
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/JzRkf185Ob
RT @JeffreyHaren:
RT @halooie1: In non-fish news (or maybe fish food news), bdelloid rotifers survive being frozen in ice for 24,000 years. https://t.co/hCYt…
RT @tardigradopedia:
RT @tardigradopedia:
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/evl7UGbTAC
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/KlF7HQwkNw
RT @JeffreyHaren:
RT @CondeIdalina: Microscopic animal resurrects and reproduces after being frozen for 24,000 years From: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24…
Microscopic animal resurrects and reproduces after being frozen for 24,000 years From: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/R0jYJAEpKX https://t.co/hhUOI5UZGX
RT @OrganicNewsClip: Current Biologに発表の論文 A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/zBxbJaLXE3
RT @OrganicNewsClip: Current Biologに発表の論文 A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/zBxbJaLXE3
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — makes me feel like a spring chicken! https://t.co/XfooB7BMUb
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
Current Biologに発表の論文 A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/zBxbJaLXE3
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
In non-fish news (or maybe fish food news), bdelloid rotifers survive being frozen in ice for 24,000 years. https://t.co/hCYtaOk0lI https://t.co/wJndprJi6P
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
RT @alfonslopeztena: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bd…
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost — Survival of a recovered obligate parthenogenetic bdelloid rotifer, radiocarbon-dated to ∼24,000 years BP. This constitutes the longest reported case of rotifer survival in a frozen state https://t.co/fKodZdxQP4
Still hoping for those mammoths but this is great anyway. A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost https://t.co/DOImltxLkb
RT @tardigradopedia:
A living #bdelloid #rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic #permafrost: https://t.co/nsoR6t9WJU
RT @DLBHATTMD: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/sbCsJ6llsJ
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/sbCsJ6llsJ
RT @ReskiLab: That's really cool: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. https://t.co/HZvcaC9cki
RT @DanGraur: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. https://t.co/bpKp7EdE0i
RT @tardigradopedia:
RT @DanGraur: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. https://t.co/bpKp7EdE0i
RT @tardigradopedia:
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. https://t.co/0Jb2uWPruB
RT @tardigradopedia:
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old #Arctic #permafrost https://t.co/gm0nkQRLJT
A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost: Current Biology https://t.co/OC8sAzNZH5
RT @tardigradopedia:
RT @tardigradopedia:
Rotifer Lives After Being Frozen for 24,000 Years https://t.co/kGueWvhWNb
That's really cool: A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. https://t.co/HZvcaC9cki