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Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« on: February 13, 2020, 09:00:49 AM »
This is the date tree mentioned in the Bible...

One plant was grown from an ancient seed earlier in 2008, but it was a male and thus could not reproduce by itself.

Now several more have been grown!  Hopefully there are female trees which can be reproduced successfully.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-grown-date-palms-from-2-000-year-old-seeds

Amazing biology and fantastic history!   =D
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2020, 09:25:53 AM »
Cool.  Thanks for posting.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2020, 10:21:29 AM »
I'm not seeing anything in the article about the Romans ripping up all of the Judean date palms. Seems that they enjoyed them, too, and it seems that the range was a lot broader than just historic Judea.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2020, 11:43:31 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 13, 2020, 10:21:29 AM
I'm not seeing anything in the article about the Romans ripping up all of the Judean date palms. Seems that they enjoyed them, too, and it seems that the range was a lot broader than just historic Judea.

I read that somewhere else.  From reading elsewhere, it looks like you are probably right, they did hang on longer than that.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2020, 11:44:07 AM »
Two of the trees are female!   =D
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2020, 11:50:00 AM »
Quote from: BTR on February 13, 2020, 11:44:07 AM
Two of the trees are female!   =D

And three others self identify as female!
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2020, 11:51:01 AM »
Quote from: BTR on February 13, 2020, 11:44:07 AM
Two of the trees are female!   =D

Did you just assume their gender?

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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2020, 11:56:11 AM »
I really wish someone would do a follow up with the triggered woman and the kneeling screaming woman from Trump's inauguration.

I suspect that it would be one of the most hilarious articles ever written.
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« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2020, 12:07:26 PM »
Now that we have some practice under our belts can we move on to the real thing? ? ? [popcorn]
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2020, 12:08:19 PM »
Sure! What could possibluhibly go wrong?

Oh, did something go wrong in that sentence?

No matter! Splice that DNA!
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2020, 12:10:58 PM »
I want velociraptors. Humans need a predator to weed out the stupid.
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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2020, 12:13:08 PM »
Good for you, Brimic!!   ;)
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2020, 12:33:38 PM »
Quote from: brimic on February 13, 2020, 12:10:58 PM
I want velociraptors. Humans need a predator to weed out the stupid.

Yeah, but we need one that lives in urban/suburban areas (aside from the usual 2 legged predators), not just out in the countryside.  
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2020, 12:34:35 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on February 13, 2020, 12:33:38 PM

Yeah, but we need one that lives in urban/suburban areas (aside from the usual 2 legged predators), not just out in the countryside.  
Well sure, they'll live where the easy prey resides.
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« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2020, 01:04:37 PM »
Well, obviously, the solution is to selectively breed a velocioraptor that eats only Judean dates.
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« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2020, 01:06:04 PM »
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2020, 09:59:01 PM »
Quote from: BTR on February 13, 2020, 11:44:07 AM
Two of the trees are female!   =D

Good news for a change.  Got no jokes right now.  So just, thanks.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2020, 01:30:45 AM »
Is it the Judean Date Tree or the Date Tree of Judea?
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2020, 11:24:56 AM »
Quote from: just Warren on February 16, 2020, 01:30:45 AM
Is it the Judean Date Tree or the Date Tree of Judea?

Popular Date Tree of Judea.


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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2020, 11:34:14 AM »
Quote from: brimic on February 13, 2020, 12:10:58 PM
I want velociraptors. Humans need a predator to weed out the stupid.

Stupid will probably figure out how to kill them, smart will try to out smart them and get eaten.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2020, 11:38:11 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 13, 2020, 12:08:19 PM
Sure! What could possibluhibly go wrong?

Oh, did something go wrong in that sentence?

No matter! Splice that DNA!



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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2020, 07:37:01 AM »
Quote from: charby on February 16, 2020, 11:34:14 AM
Stupid will probably figure out how to kill them, smart will try to out smart them and get eaten.

Either way, the most fit are still being selected.
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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2020, 08:16:25 PM »
Wouldn't that be more of "brought back from long dormancy"?

Or are we going to change the meaning of extinction so if a species is gone for x number of years it is considered extinct, even if brought back to existing?  =|


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Re: Judean date palm brought back from extinction
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2020, 08:45:02 PM »
Considering they found old seeds, I am not sure if it qualifies as extinct.  Pretty close though.

So anyone know why it went extinct?  Is it hard to grow?
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