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Extinct Judean date palm grows from 2000 year old seed
Jun 13 2008, Jaiyant Cavale

What could be seen as something akin to the phoenix rising from the ashes, an ancient Judean date palm seed has been brought to life by scientists who are astonished themselves. One of the rarest cases, the 2000 years old seed was germinated and now..

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