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  • An extinct variety of rye was recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 1 21:34:04 2025
    Michigan-Based Team To Resuscitate Shipwrecked Rye Seeds

    In 1878, a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley set sail from
    Chicago to Buffalo, New York. But strong winds and rough waters
    damaged the ship, and it sank to the bottom of Lake Huron. The crew
    was saved, but the ship's cargo--a large shipment of rye--sank with
    it. In the years since the shipwreck, that particular variety of rye
    has faded out of existence.

    Now, almost 150 years later, a Michigan-based team is trying to bring
    the long-lost rye back to life. They dove to the shipwreck, retrieved
    a tube full of seeds, and are planning to use gene technology to
    recreate the rye variety. Their goal is to encourage farmers to grow
    it, so that distillers can use it to make whiskey.

    https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/lake-huron-shipwreck-rye-variety/

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Feb 2 06:19:47 2025
    On Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:34:04 -0600
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Michigan-Based Team To Resuscitate Shipwrecked Rye Seeds

    In 1878, a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley set sail from
    Chicago to Buffalo, New York. But strong winds and rough waters
    damaged the ship, and it sank to the bottom of Lake Huron. The crew
    was saved, but the ship's cargo--a large shipment of rye--sank with
    it. In the years since the shipwreck, that particular variety of rye
    has faded out of existence.

    Now, almost 150 years later, a Michigan-based team is trying to bring
    the long-lost rye back to life. They dove to the shipwreck, retrieved
    a tube full of seeds, and are planning to use gene technology to
    recreate the rye variety. Their goal is to encourage farmers to grow
    it, so that distillers can use it to make whiskey.

    I strongly encourage this form of science and wish this team all the best.

    Still annoyed I missed out on Shackleton's.

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