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#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.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/The-Immortal-Aeonophiles-6948e1a4d72a0ac6e92a96b7

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Bruce Sterling @bruces Dec 20

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

https://aeon.co/essays/the-discovery-of-aeonophiles-expands-our-definition-of-life

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