Scientists revive a 30,000 year old Pleistocene-era plant

Originally published at: Scientists revive a 30,000 year old Pleistocene-era plant | Boing Boing

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The paper was published in 2012, as reported here:

Seems like no Jurassic Park scenario ensued, though things have otherwise gotten pretty bad in the last ten years.

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Damn, those must have been some pretty scary squirrels!

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What came to mind

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Aha! A possible clue to why elephants are spooked by mice?

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Oh no! It explains the messy times that we are living!

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Well, apparently, nothing since this is from 2012…

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Are you sure?!? What if this plant changed our timeline?

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Audrey says hello.

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Yup, you don’t fuck with Siberian Tundra Squirrels!

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A great name for an Hockey Team.

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The species of plant is still extant. It’s just an old seed.

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Are you sure about that? From the article:

Unfortunately, Glichinsky died of a heart attack last Saturday.

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It’s third on the list. Not too shabby.

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The Siberian permafrost could have a pool of ancient genetic life, which could be preserved and hypothetically revived.

Frozen (Hmm)
Caveman (Du fuq?)
Lawyer (Noooooooooo!)

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