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my seeds germed after 32,000 years

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Aji hombre

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/science/new-life-from-an-arctic-flower-that-died-32000-years-ago.html?

new seed storage technique: get arctic squirrel to bury your seeds in permafrost. Thaw when needed
 
Seeds from the ancient plants germinated with 100 percent success, compared with 90 percent for seeds from living campions.
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WOW! after 32k years, and I can't get that on last years seeds, lol
 
WOW, that's better than my first time!!
I use a heat matt and talk nice to them which seems to work much better with not as much hair lost on my part!!
 
I like it, the flower is pretty cool too. I think they mean that the seeds off of the flowers they grew from the ancient DNA cells germed with 100 percent success rate vs. modern plants of the same species. I could be wrong but I'm not going back to find out...lol
 
3/5King said:
I like it, the flower is pretty cool too. I think they mean that the seeds off of the flowers they grew from the ancient DNA cells germed with 100 percent success rate vs. modern plants of the same species. I could be wrong but I'm not going back to find out...lol
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That is how I read it also. They said they had to take individual cells from the seeds to get it to work, which it did. And the resulting seeds all germinated with 100% success.
 
millworkman said:
The seeds were not viable guys, they used a tissue culture. It is still an amazing discovery and cool as hell.
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Yeah. I guess I should have read the thing before posting it. I wonder if there's anyone here who is skilled at growing whole plants from isolated cells.
 
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