Millennial timescale regeneration in a moss from AntarcticaRoads, E., Longton, R. E. and Convey, P. (2014) Millennial timescale regeneration in a moss from Antarctica. Current Biology, 24 (6). R222-R223. ISSN 0960-9822
It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.053 Abstract/SummaryMosses, dominant elements in the vegetation of polar and alpine regions, have well-developed stress tolerance features permitting cryptobiosis. However, direct regeneration after longer periods of cryptobiosis has been demonstrated only from herbarium and frozen material preserved for 20 years at most. Recent field observations of new moss growth on the surface of small moss clumps re-exposed from a cold-based glacier after about 400 years of ice cover have been accompanied by regeneration in culture from homogenised material, but there are no reported instances of regrowth occurring directly from older preserved material.
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