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robinlynne

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32. OK. THIS IS SPECTACULAR!!!! excuse the caps.

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 04:06 PM

Oct 2013

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Extinct tree grows anew from ancient jar of seeds unearthed by archaeologists [View all] HarveyDarkey Oct 2013 OP

Very cool. Thank you for posting, Harvey. 1000words Oct 2013 #1

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #2

I hope they're able to grow lots more of them. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #3

Whoa! cui bono Oct 2013 #4

Makes sense that a desert plant would have seeds with long shelf-life. Scootaloo Oct 2013 #7

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #5

Next they can bring back egg laying reptile dinosaurs ffr Oct 2013 #6

Nah, this variety just lays turds. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #8

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Ednahilda Oct 2013 #42

This is very, very cool. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #9

How cool is that... thanks for posting. Ellipsis Oct 2013 #10

Some insight to dates (which never went extinct) Rstrstx Oct 2013 #11

Thanks for the more detailed info. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #13

They can just backcross like crazy, no matter what sex this one is, to get very close. Eventually. enki23 Oct 2013 #36

Interesting, hope it outlasts the ones I buy. Historic NY Oct 2013 #12

Beautiful! Awesome! cer7711 Oct 2013 #14

Nifty. k&r Laelth Oct 2013 #15

reminds me of the shoe with a plant growing in it from the movie wall-e a kennedy Oct 2013 #16

So this is how the zombie apocalypse starts. nt Javaman Oct 2013 #17

You're thinking of The Day of the Triffids. kentauros Oct 2013 #19

Ya got me. Javaman Oct 2013 #20

I just remember watching those old movies kentauros Oct 2013 #21

Loved that scene. Javaman Oct 2013 #24

That is a great scene. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #25

Ohh yeah mikeysnot Oct 2013 #35

du rec. xchrom Oct 2013 #18

Jurassic Garden Berlum Oct 2013 #22

Nice! That is incredible and very hopeful. nt raouldukelives Oct 2013 #23

I'm thrilled that they were able to successfully germinate the seeds. However, it seems that it ladjf Oct 2013 #26

It probably wasn't a desk drawer HarveyDarkey Oct 2013 #30

Why Plant Just One?? Leopolds Ghost Oct 2013 #27

In related news Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #28

K&R. Very cool. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #29

Now, can they find some Silphium seeds ? eppur_se_muova Oct 2013 #31

OK. THIS IS SPECTACULAR!!!! excuse the caps. robinlynne Oct 2013 #32

IT IS THE END TIMES!! THE PROPHECY HAS COME TRUE!! Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #33

That is amazing!!! kentuck Oct 2013 #34

k/r 840high Oct 2013 #37

that is totally freakin wicked!! n/t NMDemDist2 Oct 2013 #38

Great post! gulliver Oct 2013 #39

that is a cool story Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #40

Coolness! n/t malthaussen Oct 2013 #41