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World's Oldest Tree To Be Cloned

Posted by timothy on from the to-make-fine-paper dept.

Pirogoeth writes "Scientists have taken seedlings from the world's oldest tree, a 4,768-year-old bristlecone pine named Methuselah, and plan on plan on altering them to make them clones of the ancient tree. Their goal is to study them to find the secret of their longevity and to see if cloned trees can survive in different climates."

8 of 55 comments (clear)

  1. Aaaahhhh!!!! by gooru · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh no, it's the invasion of the cloned trees!!!!!!! Run for your lives!!!!!!

    1. Re: Aaaahhhh!!!! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 1, Funny


      > Oh no, it's the invasion of the cloned trees!!!!!!! Run for your lives!!!!!!

      Gee, I wish I could think of a Standard Slashdot Joke to post in reply to that one.

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    2. Re: Aaaahhhh!!!! by The+Mayor · · Score: 2, Funny

      OK. I know I'll burn karma with this one, but how about:

      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

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    3. Re: Aaaahhhh!!!! by ghost. · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well I for one welcome our new wooden overlords.

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    4. Re: Aaaahhhh!!!! by Jonsey · · Score: 3, Funny

      Fine...

      In Soviet Russia Trees run from yew!

      I hate myself sometimes.

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  2. Excellent. by mikelu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I can attain immortality through the simple process of replacing my feeble human body with enduring tree parts. Mwahahahahahahahaha.

  3. Re:Picky, picky, picky by I+Like+Swords!!! · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, I for one WELCOME our new Bristlecone overlords!

    There... I said it. Couldn't just LEAF it alone.. could you? Satisfied?

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  4. Act 1, Scene 1 by Jonsey · · Score: 1, Funny

    [ scientist in forest ]

    [ bumbling around ]

    [ See REALLY LARGE tree ]

    [ Takes Sample ]

    [ Ents Crush Him, after much deliberation ]

    Fini.

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