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Edward64 · 06-13-2008, 11:43 PM

IMO, this is just amazing. Hope they plan to sell seeds from this tree. I'll pay a premium for them.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,366145,00.html

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Scientists have grown a tree from what may be the oldest seed ever germinated.

The new sapling was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old date palm excavated in Masada, the site of a cliff-side fortress in Israel where ancient Jews are said to have killed themselves to avoid capture by Roman invaders.

Dubbed the "Methuselah Tree" after the oldest person in the Bible, the new plant has been growing steadily, and after 26 months, the tree was nearly four feet (1.2 meters) tall.

SirFozzie · 06-13-2008, 11:45 PM

Now, how many people are going to click on this, rip-roarin and ready to smash the spam?

Edward64 · 06-14-2008, 07:52 AM

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Its so fascinating to me that after 2 millenia we can get it to sprout again.

Its things like this that make me wish I had gone into the natural sciences instead of transistors, 1s & 0s.

sterlingice · 06-14-2008, 09:22 AM

The transitors and 1s and 0s have their own amazing properties and crazy things they can do.

That said, just a little bit more work and we can have Jurassic Park

SI

Lorena · 06-14-2008, 09:49 AM

Man that's pretty awesome. I wouldn't doubt if there were seeds similar to this somewhere else.

Sun Tzu · 06-14-2008, 10:27 AM

I'm still working on perfecting being both cocky and funny.

M GO BLUE!!! · 06-14-2008, 10:47 AM

So there is hope that Eddie Murphy can be funny again?

06-13-2008, 11:45 PM	#2
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06-14-2008, 09:22 AM	#4
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Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	I'm still working on perfecting being both cocky and funny. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

06-14-2008, 07:52 AM	#3
Edward64 General Manager Join Date: Oct 2005	Sorry, I couldn't resist. Its so fascinating to me that after 2 millenia we can get it to sprout again. Its things like this that make me wish I had gone into the natural sciences instead of transistors, 1s & 0s.

06-14-2008, 09:49 AM	#5
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	Man that's pretty awesome. I wouldn't doubt if there were seeds similar to this somewhere else.

06-14-2008, 10:47 AM	#7
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	So there is hope that Eddie Murphy can be funny again?

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