For example, in 1948 Italian zoologist Tina Franceschi took tardigrades that had been gathering dust in a museum for over 120 years and added water, after which one of the creature’s front legs started moving. Although the creature never fully revived, in 1995, desiccated tardigrades were brought back to life after eight years. The tun state helps preserve the animal’s …
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