Centuries-old
frozen plants revived
Eastern margin of the Tear Drop glacier Glacier
retreat has markedly accelerated in the period since 2004 - and many new
species lie beneath.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. The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Read rest here :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22656239
Wonder
what implications that has for other frozen creatures?
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