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

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I remember this episode of the X-Files…

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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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46,000 year old it says

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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The spice must flow

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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.

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

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