Russians regenerate flowering plant from 30,000-year-old remains

[JRFxtreme]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...age-squirrel/2012/02/20/gIQAB1ejPR_story.html

 

[Devon]

awesome.

 

[Dexenthes]

That is extreme!

 

[mcmcnair]

That is freaking awesome!

 

[dsrtfox1942]

Sweet post. Hey Dex, what is that in your av?

 

[Dexenthes]

Sweet post. Hey Dex, what is that in your av?

N. spectabilis x talangensis

 

[ErrorEN]

Great article! Now if only they could find some giant carnivorous plant that existed during the Carbiniferous period. If there were any they must have been huge to be able to catch these monsters.
http://walkingwith.wikia.com/wiki/Meganeura
http://walkingwith.wikia.com/wiki/Arthropleura

 

[jimscott]

Why does Jurassic Park come to mind?

 

[lance]

Hopefully the seeds can be distributed and sold

 

[zlookup]

and here i thought the 2000 year old magnolia seed that grew to flower was impressive.

 

[LeafKirby]

I can't tell if this is legit or not

o3o

 

[Wire Man]

Why does Jurassic Park come to mind?

Because it's pretty much the same thing, but with plants.
Very cool! I don't think Sarracenia seeds would survive that long, considering they rarely last more than a year in the seed bank. Yes, this is a challenge.

 

[BobZ]

Why does Jurassic Park come to mind?

I would not know. The dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago -- whereas 30,000 years ago is comparatively just a blink of the eye.

 

[Peatmoss]

Okay, so now my hopes and expectations are for mammoths. We Canadians can finally get a beast of burden that suits our climate.

 

[Baylorguy]

Quite a feat. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Nepenthesis]

In Soviet Russian, they create 30,000-year-old remains from flowering plants.