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Ancient Spores Wake Up After 1,000 Years of Sleep!

Photo: Emmeline T. / Unsplash
Scientists found that some tiny bacterial spores [super small living cells] can sleep for a thousand years and then wake up perfectly fine! These incredible little survival experts just needed the right conditions to spring back to life, like nature's time capsules. Imagine sleeping through a thousand years of history and then saying 'Good morning!'
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Science News for Students
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