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The Methuselah worm: The oldest university in the U.S. is home to the world's oldest ribbon worm

Summary by Phys.org
Penicillin, X-rays, vulcanized rubber—some of the greatest scientific discoveries happened by accident. Thanks to his love of invertebrates, William & Mary Biology Professor Jon Allen has added another entry to that list of happenstance achievements. Meandering around the mud at the bottom of a tank in Allen's lab lives the world's oldest ribbon worm on record. His name is Baseodiscus the Eldest, or B, for short.

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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