Bdelloid rotifer comes back to life after freezing for 24,000 years in Siberia

Scientists discovered a specimen of a bdelloid rotifer that came back to life after being in a frozen state for around 24,000 years.  

New Delhi: Scientists have discovered a Bdelloid rotifer that came back to life which was once thought to be a fossil. Bdelloidea is a class of Rotifer animals including freshwater animals that are cosmopolitan in nature. The so-called fossil that came to life is a center of keen interest of scientists because it is very rare for a multicellular organism to come back to life after being frozen for more than 24,000 years. This micro-organism is said to be reproducing asexually after being preserved in the permafrost of Siberia for 24000 years.