30,000 Year Old Seeds

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  1. Steven Stanick

    Steven Stanick Very Well-Known Member
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    Scientists in Siberia have discovered frozen seeds from a plant known as Silene stenophylla and have been able to get a plant to grow. The source of this is Bottom Line Magazine Vol. 41 Number 21
     
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    Steven Stanick, Oct 20, 2020
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    I had to look that plant up to see what type it is. Apparently a flower that is still grown in that region.

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    Beth Gallagher, Oct 20, 2020
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    It's amazing, isn't it?

    30,000 years just waiting for conditions to be right, and life happens.
     
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    John Brunner, Oct 21, 2020

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