The 'Immortal' Aeonophiles Aeonophiles are ultra-slow-growing microbes found in deep Earth or permafrost that live in near-suspended animation; by prioritizing DNA repair over reproduction, they survive for millennia on minimal...

#Aeonophiles are ultra-slow-growing microbes found in deep Earth or permafrost that live in near-suspended animation; by prioritizing DNA repair over reproduction, they survive for millennia on minimal energy, effectively achieving biological #Immortality.

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The discovery of aeonophiles expands our definition of life | Aeon Essays The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life

They're not "waiting to return to the surface," they're waiting for the planet to be blasted into pebbles to that they can reach another star-system #panspermia #intraterrestrials #aeonophiles

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Defining ultra-slow-growing extremophilic microorganisms as aeonophiles - Nature Microbiology In environments like the deep subsurface, microorganisms with long doubling times can remain metabolically active for millions of years — we propose referring to this class of extremophile as aeonophi...

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