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After 2,000 Years, a Seed From Ancient Judea Sprouts

Steven Erlanger

The New York Times,

June 12, 2005

The Sweet and Sticky History of the Date

Matti Friedman

The Smithonian magazine,

November 2022

Oldest seed germinated

Guiness World Record

Guiness World Record,

2005

Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem

Alice Klein

New Scientist,

5 February 2020

‘The Resurrection of 2000-Year-Old Ancient Date Seeds’: New Fruit Sprouts from Bible Times Source

Julie Stahl

Christian Broadcast Network ,

04-11-2022

Scientists in Israel grow date plants from 2,000-year-old seeds

Nicola Davis

The Guardian,

5 Feb 2020

Israel Harvests Dates From 2,000 Year-Old Seeds

Linda Gradstein

Voice of America ,

October 13, 2021

These 2000-year-old dates have been brought back to life by scientists

Ben Anthony Horton with AFP

Euronews Green,

09/10/2021

The genomes of ancient date palms germinated from 2,000 y old seeds

Gros-Balthazarda M., Flowers J. M., Hazzouria K. M., Ferranda S. , Aberlenc F., Sallon S., Purugganan M. D.

PNAS 2021 Vol. 118,

May 3, 2021

Origins and insights into the historic Judean date palm based on genetic analysis of germinated ancient seeds and morphometric studies

Sallon S, Cherif E, Chabrillange N, Solowey E, Gros-Balthazard M, Ivorra S, Terral J-F, Egli M, Aberlenc F

Science Advances 6, eaax0384,

2020