Tuesday, May 28, 2013

BBC News - Centuries-old frozen plants revived

BBC News - Centuries-old frozen plants revived

Plants that were frozen during the "Little Ice Age" centuries ago have been observed sprouting new growth, scientists say. Samples of 400-year-old plants known as bryophytes have flourished under laboratory conditions. Researchers say this back-from-the-dead trick has implications for how ecosystems recover from the planet's cyclic long periods of ice coverage.

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