Ancient Biblical Tree Species Revived Using 1,000-Year-Old Seed

A tree species believed to have been lost to history has been successfully regrown from a 1,000-year-old seed, according to new research. 

A study recently published in the Communications Biology journal describes how botanists pulled off the biblical feat. Back in the 1980s, a perfectly intact seed was found in a cave in the Judean Desert, though the exact species remained unknown. To find out just what it is, the team of researchers planted the seed in 2010 and watched it matured. 

After 14 years of growth...