32,000-Year-Old Arctic Flower Revived

In 2012, Russian scientists were able to revive Silene stenophylla, an arctic flower that had been extinct for 32,000 years, from seeds preserved by an Ice Age squirrel near the Kolyma River. This groundbreaking feat, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlights the significance of permafrost as a genetic repository and offers insights into seed preservation techniques.