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The Microbes That Outlived the Dinosaurs

Yuki Morono, Geomicrobiologist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

12-Aug-20 14:00

The Microbes That Outlived the Dinosaurs

Scientists have managed to revive microbes that are over 100 million years old, which have been lying on the seabed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. How did they manage to do this and, more importantly, why are they doing this?

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan, Dashran Yohan


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