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Yes, poor article, it's not 300 worms but 300 permafrost samples, of which two contained an unspecified number of viable nematodes :https://link.springer.com/co
by flashman 8y ago
Yes, poor article, it's not 300 worms but 300 permafrost samples, of which two contained an unspecified number of viable nematodes :https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134%2FS0012496618030079.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134%2FS00124966180...
> We analyzed more than 300 samples of permafrost
deposits of different ages and origins, buried soils and
fossil rodent burrows. Two samples were shown to
contain viable nematodes.
- pmiller2 8y agoIt does say “They are both believed to be female,” so, unless it’s a translation error, it’s referring to 2 worms, not 2 samples.