32,000-Year-Old Plant Reborn From Ancient Fruit

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32,000-Year-Old Plant Reborn From Ancient Fruit Found In Siberian Ice



Interesting article here.

Researchers in Russia have revived a fertile plant from the remains of 32,000-year-old fruit that was found buried within the fossilized burrows of ancient squirrels deep in the Siberian ice.
The resurrected plant, from an era of woolly mammoths and saber-tooth cats, is the oldest viable multicellular living organism, according to the study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is also the first plant returned to life from permafrost conditions, researchers said.
The discovery raises the possibility of reviving other frozen organisms with prehistoric gene pools, researchers said. Using a horticulture technique called micropropagation, researchers grew the plant from fruit tissue in a test tube of nutrients. The ones that grew roots were transferred into pots with soil and light, where they developed flowers and seeds.

source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0....sustain.story

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I guess this is how Jurassic Park got started but used a mosquito instead. I wonder if other life-forms - such as animals - will be "reborn" as well in our lifetime (?) What do you all think?

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Posted by HORIZONS (here)
I guess this is how Jurassic Park got started but used a mosquito instead. I wonder if other life-forms - such as animals - will be "reborn" as well in our lifetime (?) What do you all think?

I do think in a later stage they will also be able to "resurrect" other life forms, as animals and such. But I think it's not only important to look at the past, but to look at the future too. I mean, how many animals might be still out there, that we don't know about! But of course, it would be amazing if we could finally see a mammoth or saber tooth tiger in real life (:

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Posted by Theaterke (here)

Posted by HORIZONS (here)
I guess this is how Jurassic Park got started but used a mosquito instead. I wonder if other life-forms - such as animals - will be "reborn" as well in our lifetime (?) What do you all think?

I do think in a later stage they will also be able to "resurrect" other life forms, as animals and such. But I think it's not only important to look at the past, but to look at the future too. I mean, how many animals might be still out there, that we don't know about! But of course, it would be amazing if we could finally see a mammoth or saber tooth tiger in real life (:

That would be very cool indeed!!! Thanks for your thoughts~