These ancient creatures, known as bdelloid rotifers, survived in a state of cryptobiosis, halting all biological activity until conditions became favorable again. Once thawed, they not only ...

Permission is granted to use them in conjunction with coverage of the paper: 'Bdelloid rotifers deploy horizontally acquired biosynthetic genes against a fungal pathogen' (Nowell et al. Nature ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Bdelloid rotifers are complex, microscopic animals that live in and near freshwater. Although only about half a millimeter in size, they have a ...

A re-analysis of sequencing data from a 2016 study of these tiny metazoans reveals possible contamination, rather than an exchange of DNA among species. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities ...