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bryophyte pic by gerrit garbereder
Canadian researchers have revived a bryophyte believed to have been frozen in glacial ice for over 400 years. The sample was discovered at the Tear Drop Glacier on Ellesmere Island, Nanavut, having been uncovered by the retreating glacier.
Catherine LaFarge describes the work undertaken, and what it means including how bryophyte cells distinguish them from other land plants (they’re a bit like stem cells). Also intriguing….. Catherine’s title is Director and Curator, Cryptogamic Herbarium – it’s a herbarium of over 200,000 lichens, mosses and fungi.
To listen go to: Science Friday
