Not sure if this is new news or not. If not, the plants are now larger.

https://www.boredpanda.com/research-plant-silene-stenophylla-austria/

These seeds were found covered in ice and buried 125 feet underground, deep in the Siberian permafrost. At the time of this fascinating discovery, this group of scientists was investigating the burrows of ancient squirrels.

No one really knows how these seeds managed to survive for that long. Recently, some scientists in Austria decided to start tackling this mystery by investigating the DNA of these ancient plants … find out whether there are changes in plant genes that can adapt to very dry, cold conditions.

Seeds are amazing things.

Impressive.

Bubblecar said:

Impressive.

It should give they people at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault more confidence in their efforts.

next, growing an animal from 32000 year old testicle product

we’d be impressed

SCIENCE said:

next, growing an animal from 32000 year old testicle product

we’d be impressed

Indeed.

There’s a slight problem with haploids. Need a second haploid. But wait, these are still current species, so it could be done, IVF.

mollwollfumble said:

SCIENCE said:

next, growing an animal from 32000 year old testicle product

we’d be impressed

Indeed.

There’s a slight problem with haploids. Need a second haploid. But wait, these are still current species, so it could be done, IVF.

First you’d need them to be 32,000 years old.

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

SCIENCE said:

next, growing an animal from 32000 year old testicle product

we’d be impressed

Indeed.

There’s a slight problem with haploids. Need a second haploid. But wait, these are still current species, so it could be done, IVF.

First you’d need them to be 32,000 years old.

You could have them half 32,000 years old and half modern. That’s the thing about haploids, anachronisms are acceptable.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Indeed.

There’s a slight problem with haploids. Need a second haploid. But wait, these are still current species, so it could be done, IVF.

First you’d need them to be 32,000 years old.

You could have them half 32,000 years old and half modern. That’s the thing about haploids, anachronisms are acceptable.

:)