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A female copepod carries a bright red egg sac at the base of her body. (Actual size is approximately 2 mm.) These eggs were likely hatched within a few days of this photomicrograph. (Credit: Nelson Hairston Jr.)
CORNELL (US)—Researchers in a field known loosely as “resurrection ecology” are breathing new life into microscopic creatures, finding it possible for them to remain viable for decades—and in some cases—even centuries. Continue…
