Pathogens – disease-causing organisms – have been trapped for ... were killed − when anthrax spores emerged from the thawing permafrost in an Arctic region of Siberia and caught local ...

Organisms in a cryptobiotic state can endure ... in Soil Science in Russia found two roundworm species in the Siberian permafrost. One of the researchers, Anastasia Shatilovich, revived two ...

Another new study reported in PLoS Genetics has shown that two roundworms, also known as nematodes, which were found 40 meters below the surface of Siberian permafrost in 2018, could be revived. Some ...

Beneath the icy surface of permafrost lies a hidden world of ancient organisms. These microorganisms have been trapped in ice for thousands of years, perfectly preserved in their frozen state.

In the study, researchers extracted frozen permafrost samples from about 12 feet below the surface in Siberia. Using carbon dating, they confirmed that the soil—and the organisms inside—had ...

Other research has shown that even microscopic animals can be resurrected from the permafrost. "There are a variety of methods including fixing their DNA and lipid membranes [that allow organisms ...

In Siberian permafrost. The study published in the journal PLOS genetics highlights the potential of certain organisms ability to survive extreme environments through crypto biosis.