> The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: “‘Methuselah’ Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed.”)
> A Russian team discovered a seed cache of Silene stenophylla, a flowering plant native to Siberia, that had been buried by an Ice Age squirrel near the banks of the Kolyma River (map). Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the seeds were 32,000 years old.
> The mature and immature seeds, which had been entirely encased in ice, were unearthed from 124 feet (38 meters) below the permafrost, surrounded by layers that included mammoth, bison, and woolly rhinoceros bones.
> The team extracted that tissue from the frozen seeds, placed it in vials, and successfully germinated the plants, according to a new study. The plants—identical to each other but with different flower shapes from modern S. stenophylla—grew, flowered, and, after a year, created seeds of their own.
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Originally hidden in the cave by the Judean People’s Front…or was it the Judean Popular People’s Front…or maybe it was the People’s Front of Judea. They all hated the Romans.
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All hail tree Jesus.
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Finally, a successful attempt at “growing” a time machine! Now if only we could figure out how to go back 1000 years…
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I didnt have zombie trees on my doom bingo list yet but seems like the chance got higher
the named of the tree is sheba, is this another proof of biblical history?
Funfact for those who are interested: an even older seed was able to germinate, to be more specific: 32,000 years old.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science
> The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: “‘Methuselah’ Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed.”)
> A Russian team discovered a seed cache of Silene stenophylla, a flowering plant native to Siberia, that had been buried by an Ice Age squirrel near the banks of the Kolyma River (map). Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the seeds were 32,000 years old.
> The mature and immature seeds, which had been entirely encased in ice, were unearthed from 124 feet (38 meters) below the permafrost, surrounded by layers that included mammoth, bison, and woolly rhinoceros bones.
> The team extracted that tissue from the frozen seeds, placed it in vials, and successfully germinated the plants, according to a new study. The plants—identical to each other but with different flower shapes from modern S. stenophylla—grew, flowered, and, after a year, created seeds of their own.
Originally hidden in the cave by the Judean People’s Front…or was it the Judean Popular People’s Front…or maybe it was the People’s Front of Judea. They all hated the Romans.
All hail tree Jesus.
Finally, a successful attempt at “growing” a time machine! Now if only we could figure out how to go back 1000 years…