Russian scientists have brought back to life 30,000 years old plant thanks to the Arctic ground squirrel: BBC News - Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years. I think the squirrel looked like this:
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Russian scientists have brought back to life 30,000 years old plant thanks to the Arctic ground squirrel: BBC News - Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years. I think the squirrel looked like this:
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Wow! That is amazing. I am glad the little guy escaped from his icy predicament! And those plants - very cool! You can clearly see that the plants have evolved when you compare these ancient species to their modern relatives.
Russian-language article on the subject - Lenta.ru: Прогресс: Букет из плейстоцена.
