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Tango0114 Jul 2017 10:59 a.m. PST

… ghost ponds.

"Scientists are rising the dead. Well, almost. Plants discovered in "ghost ponds" are being revived after lurking underground as dormant seeds for up to 150 years.

These so-called ghost ponds are formed when agricultural land expansion means that existing ponds are filled in, and literally buried alive, says Emily Alderton, at University College London (UCL), who led the study.

To expand a field, farmers commonly remove hedgerows then use the uprooted plants and soil to fill up any ponds. This happened at the site Alderton's team studied in Norfolk, UK…"
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Cacique Caribe14 Jul 2017 1:15 p.m. PST

They're gonna want revenge for what the farmers did to them.

Dan

Cyrus the Great14 Jul 2017 6:25 p.m. PST

The genome for revenge in every plant! When consumed in a meal, they'll strike from within!

Personal logo Wolfshanza Supporting Member of TMP14 Jul 2017 9:48 p.m. PST

Especially the beans ! :0

Tango0115 Jul 2017 9:28 a.m. PST

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Cacique Caribe15 Jul 2017 9:46 a.m. PST

Yeah, it didn't go very well for Shawnee Smith in that X-Files episode, after she inhaled the plant or mold spore, did it?

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