believe it or not:the 1K yr old seed grows

[Lemon Cheesecake]

What's also kind of scary is that those pathogens have been around for thousands of years and we still haven't found a cure!

(I wonder if they are in the soil?...she was basically a nomad tribe it sounds like...or because she ate animal (duck)....hmmm)

[npixelz]

That IS kind of scary, but hopefully we'll find a cure soon.

[Gingerale]

If DNA is in the gum maybe any gum near a crime scene should be collected, do you think forensics do that to place someone near a scene?

[galled]

I think anything living is shedding dna everywhere. We may not be able to detect it all yet, but it's just a matter of time.

[npixelz]

Indeed galled, indeed. One day a single gum will be enough to even clone people

[Lemon Cheesecake]

that makes for an interesting scifi plot, npixelz !

[npixelz]

Thanks! It'd be cool to see more dystopian future stories that involve cloning!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

a DNA research scientist would feel like they hit the lottery if they found gum while looking through the trash heaps of past generations.

[npixelz]

Indeed they would

[Lemon Cheesecake]

If DNA stays so long in gum, and they were able to determine pathogens that plagued the people while they chewed it...then my Mom must have been right...don't touch other people's gum!

[npixelz]

Indeed! Speaking of viruses, I heard about some new virus that started in China

[galled]

Yep. Sounds pretty serious. No cures or vaccines...

[Lemon Cheesecake]

most of the flu viruses start in China...the latest one is the coronavirus. So if you get any packages or mail from China, wash your hands!

Here's a new one: ice cream from bugs....while it may look inviting it certainly would not be something I would want to try! But I understand it is packed with protien and other minerals that are good for you.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/business ... index.html

[npixelz]

I will.

Sounds like something I'm definitely not trying

[khadijacandy]

yeah, me too