Another Weird Wednesday episode. Today we are reanimating life as scientists successfully revive brain tissue, and a 46,000-year-old worm comes back to the world of the living. Plus, we learn what mummies smelled like. On This Day in History, the Catholic Church bans Galileo from teaching his theory that the Earth rotates around the sun.
Scientists Successfully Revived Brain Tissue from Suspended Animation | Popular Mechanics
Mouse Brain Slices Were Frozen For A Week, Brought Back To Life | BroBible
Frozen worm comes back to life after 46,000 years - Earth.com
A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost | CNN
A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva | PLOS Genetics
Ancient Egyptian mummies smell 'sweet' and 'spicy', researchers say | Offbeat News | Sky News
What Does a Mummy Smell Like? Scientists Uncover Surprising Truth | SciTechDaily
The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLA
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Reanimating Brain Tissue from Cryogenic Preservation, 46,000-Year-Old Worm Revived, Mummy Smells, and TDIH - Galileo Banned from Teaching | Cool Stuff Ride Home podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
