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THE remarkable experiments of Prof. C. de Candolle reported on p. 21, and those formerly described of Prof. Giglioli, seem certainly to show that life in a seed may be prolonged indefinitely under suitable conditions; or rather, that so long as no destructive change occurs, the power of living, not necessarily life itself, persists in the protoplasm. It has occurred to me as barely possible that some seeds from amber might be made to grow. It sounds a very wild suggestion, but the conditions of perfect preservation, with protection from air and moisture, are peculiar, and should offer as good a chance as some of those arranged by Prof. Giglioli, or cited by Prof, de Candolle.
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COCKERELL, T. Dormant Seeds. Nature 55, 155 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/055155f0
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