This investigation is currently taking place at Vienna’s University Of Natural Resources And Life Sciences. The main goal of this exploration is to find out whether there are changes in plant genes that can adapt to very dry, hot, or cold conditions. Such findings could be really useful when dealing with climate change and looking for ways to help other plants survive.
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Bev 3 year s ago
No offense but it looks like any other weed... maybe any seed will survive that long given the same conditions.
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Newton 3 year s ago
Bev, no offense given except you didn't even get the main topics this is about.
1) It's pretty awesome to let a 32.000 year old see grow no matter which one it is
2) It's pretty awesome to be able to compare genes of the modern version with an 32.000 year old version
1) It's pretty awesome to let a 32.000 year old see grow no matter which one it is
2) It's pretty awesome to be able to compare genes of the modern version with an 32.000 year old version
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Eleanor 3 year s ago
32,000 years. Just incredible -hopefully this will help in finding ways to preserve modern plant life in the face of disaster.
@bev these certainly aren’t the first ancient seeds to be unearthed. But 32k years is remarkable - even in permafrost organic matter doesn’t remain intact like that.
@bev these certainly aren’t the first ancient seeds to be unearthed. But 32k years is remarkable - even in permafrost organic matter doesn’t remain intact like that.
1) It's pretty awesome to let a 32.000 year old see grow no matter which one it is
2) It's pretty awesome to be able to compare genes of the modern version with an 32.000 year old version
@bev these certainly aren’t the first ancient seeds to be unearthed. But 32k years is remarkable - even in permafrost organic matter doesn’t remain intact like that.