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Ancient Plant Given New Life:

A few years ago, scientists dug up frozen burrows belonging to ground squirrels in Siberia and found hordes of seeds and nuts. Kept cold to permafrost and natural antifreeze properties of the plant, scientists were able to grow a plant from its seeds in 2012. Thought to have died out 32,000 years ago, the narrow-leafed campion is the oldest plant ever grown from ancient seeds.

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Scientists were able to bring back to life an ancient species of plant long ago extinct.