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What could go wrong with what? They "just" found some units in permafrost and woke them up. >They’ve also existed for at least 35m years – and can be found tod
by agilob 5y ago
What could go wrong with what? They "just" found some units in permafrost and woke them up.
>They’ve also existed for at least 35m years – and can be found today in freshwater lakes, ponds, streams and moist terrestrial habitats such as moss, lichen, tree bark and soil.
They haven't found a new specie, they found frozen units
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdelloidea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdelloidea
- viraptor 5y agoFrozen units which skipped the last 24k years of evolution. Even if that species exists today, "what could go wrong" could include some small behaviour change which current environment can't counteract.
- robofanatic 5y agoI always wonder about this while watching movies like Jurassic Park. How could a T-Rex even survive in the current environment after skipping millions of years of evolution. Were they even breathing the same air?
- edgyquant 5y agoNo iirc the air back then had way more oxygen and way more carbon dioxide which allowed for a warmer climate and the animals/plants to grow larger. Same with the ancient giant insects, their bodies would not allow them to survive today on such little oxygen which is why insects are all tiny today.