08 Sep
Scientists germinate a 2,000 Years old palm tree seed
A group of Israeli scientists have achieved the unthinkable when they germinated a 2,000 year-old seed of date palm. The seed, nicknamed Methuselah was found in the ruins of Herod’s palace, and after 26 months, it grew into a 1.2 metres tall plant.
Now the world’s oldest successful germination, Methuselah was found in the 60’s in […]