00:00Scientists have brought a frozen ice age flower back to life after 32,000 years.
00:06Researchers found the plant's tissues buried 124 feet deep in the frozen grounds of Siberia,
00:13inside an ancient squirrel's underground hiding spot.
00:17The flower, called Silene stenophylla, was trapped in the ice age during the time of
00:23holy mammoths.
00:24While the adult seeds were too damaged to grow, scientists took living cells from the
00:29fruits, grew them in the lab, and watched them bloom into healthy plants that made new
00:36seeds.
00:37The amazing discovery breaks the record for the oldest plant ever brought back to life.
00:42It proves that frozen grounds can act like a perfect natural freezer.
00:47Keeping plants alive for tens of thousands of years, scientists hope this breakthrough
00:51will keep help them.
00:53Study how plants change over time and find new ways to save endangered plants today.
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