How do species that were permafrost stay alive for thousands of years?

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I just read a new that said something in the lines of “A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies”. How does this happen? Why is it so hard to do this with humans and other animals? Thanks in advance!

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Welcome to Cryptobiosis. Most things that can do it are able to expel up to 95% of their water from their bodys, turn everything off and literally “chill” until conditions return to survivable.

Humans don’t survive freezing coz the fluid in our cells expands when it freezes and breaks the cells walls, so when you’re thawed, your mushy ( like badly frozen peas)

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