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Oct 2023
6m 58s

The Tale of the Rotifer That Came Back t...

Scientific American
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Can something spring back to life if it last moved around when woolly mammoths roamed the earth? The answer appears to be yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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