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01/03/2025

University of East London - Online studies

01/03/2025

26/12/2024

Scientists Melted 46,000 Year Old Ice — and a Long-Dead Worm Wriggled Out:

The ancient nematode, identified as Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, was found 130 feet underground near a river, where it had remained in suspended animation since the time of the earliest known cave paintings.

In a discovery straight out of science fiction, scientists have revived the microscopic worm species that was frozen for 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost.

Once thawed, the worm sprang back to life, fed on bacteria in a lab dish, reproduced asexually, and passed away, leaving behind a new generation of descendants for biologists to study.

The remarkable survival abilities of this nematode rival those of the more familiar Caenorhabditis elegans, a species known to survive harsh conditions by drying out and producing a sugar called trehalose.

Researchers are now studying how P. kolymaensis managed to endure for tens of thousands of years. This discovery, detailed in a paper published in PLOS Genetics, could offer new insights into evolutionary processes, suggesting that species could survive extreme conditions for millennia, potentially reviving extinct lineages.

As one author noted, the worm’s ability to survive such a long “sleep” shatters previous records, opening new questions about the limits of life’s resilience.

Gaetan Borgonie of Belgium’s Extreme Life Isyensya Institute says the worms’ survival under such extreme conditions hints that life might exist in similarly hostile environments beyond Earth

08/08/2024

28/10/2023

Eka (17), bersama timnya di program Innovation Challenge 2022: Generasi Terampil, sedang mendesain tongkat dengan sensor elektronik bagi penyandang disabilitas netra dan lansia.​

Generasi Terampil adalah salah satu upaya UNICEF bersama mitra-mitranya dalam mendukung anak-anak dan remaja, khususnya perempuan dan remaja yang paling tidak beruntung, untuk meningkatkan berbagai keterampilan mereka, seperti keterampilan abad ke-21, keterampilan digital, dan keterampilan kewirausahaan. Melalui peningkatan keterampilan ini, maka anak-anak dan remaja bisa mendapatkan lebih banyak kesempatan untuk memiliki – bahkan menciptakan masa depan yang lebih baik.​

Ayo dukung anak-anak kita agar mereka bisa terus mempelajari ilmu dan keterampilan yang mereka butuhkan untuk berdaya bagi diri mereka sendiri maupun komunitasnya, sekarang maupun di masa depan.​

10/09/2023

10/09/2023