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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies(www.businessinsider.com)

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

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MiataMan@kbin.social
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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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Artistan@lemmy.world
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This would have a bigger impact than a worm for sure. Hah!

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stringbeantheory@kbin.social
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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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FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk
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I remember this episode of the X-Files…

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Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.ml
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Whirlgirl9@kbin.social
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The spice must flow

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No_Eponym@lemmy.ca
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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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TubeTalkerX@kbin.social
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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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atomicscissors@kbin.social
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Didn’t any of these scientists watch “The Thing”?

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Klear@lemmy.world
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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…

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