32,000 year old seed sprouts and grows a plant
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:12 am
I knew it; it was those squirrels again.
With the help of science, the oldest plant ever to be “regenerated” has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds. The previous oldest seed to accomplish that was only 2,000 years old. Using radiocarbon dating, scientist were able to estimate the age of the fruits at 31,800 ± 300 years old. They also believe that squirrels were the ones to bury the plants at that time.
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