Discovery inside unearthed bottle would've shocked Michigander who buried it in 1879
In 2021, MSU scientists dug up the 16th bottle in the Beal seed experiment, but further research has recently revealed a new hybrid surprise.
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In 2021, MSU scientists dug up the 16th bottle in the Beal seed experiment, but further research has recently revealed a new hybrid surprise.
Two years after Michigan State University plant scientists met at an undisclosed area on campus to dig up a bottle containing seeds buried more than 144 years ago by MSU botanist William J. Beal, molecular genetic testing has confirmed a hybrid plant was accidentally included among the seeds in the bottle.
Seeds buried in bottles 144 years ago still germinate, discover researchers. The experiment continues.