In 2021, MSU plant biologist Lars Brudvig dug for one of the Beal bottles to continue the seed germination study, first done by Wiiliam J. Beal in the 19th century. For nearly 150 years, researchers ...
The first hole the scientists dug was in the wrong place. They were looking for a bottle, one of 20 buried in the fall of 1879 by a botanist named William James Beal in a secret location on the campus ...
In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now Michigan State University’s campus grounds. In April 2021, the 16th bottle was unearthed, and its ...
Every 20 years under the cover of darkness, scientists dig up seeds that were stashed 142 years ago beneath a college campus. By Cara Giaimo On Thursday morning, several hours before sunrise, Marjorie ...
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