After a thousand years the seed germinates

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I read some surprising news: a seed more than a thousand years old has been found in some caves in the Judean desert, reviving interest in nature’s ability to survive through the millennia; this seed, belonging to an unknown species, has found new life after centuries of dormancy thanks to the efforts of a group of scientists. An interesting aspect of this story is that the ancient seed was not necessarily abandoned or forgotten; Judea, located in the heart of the Middle East, was a transit area for merchants and travellers carrying goods of great value; among these goods were the seeds of precious plants, used not only for food but also for medicine, trades and even religious rituals. The seeds could be carefully preserved for times of drought or agricultural crisis, or buried or hidden to protect them in times of invasion or conflict... (continue)

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