JPA Daily Buzz - Edisi 23 2026

page 1 23rd Edition/ 2026 5 March 2026 Behind every story, there is a team that works with heart. The Pulsekeeper Dr. Diyana Hassim The VisionWhisperer Norazizul The Pixel Alchemist Sabrina The Buzz Architect Lidyawati The Buzzkeeper Nurfazlina The Light Catcher Syukran The Buzz Crew Imagine if something that lived 32,000 years ago could bloom again in our modern world. It may sound like a science fiction story, but this remarkable event actually happened in the world of scientific research. In 2012 , a team of Russian scientists successfully regenerated an ancient flowering plant known as Silene stenophylla . The plant was discovered preserved in Siberian permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year. What makes this discovery even more fascinating is where the plant material was found. It was preserved inside an ancient squirrel burrow dating back to the Ice Age. Thousands of years ago, Arctic ground squirrels stored seeds and plant materials underground as food supplies. When the surrounding soil froze and remained frozen for tens of thousands of years, the plant material was naturally preserved. Researchers discovered these plant remains buried about 38 meters beneath the surface near the Kolyma River in Siberia. The extremely low temperatures of the permafrost helped prevent the biological material from decomposing, allowing it to remain preserved for an extraordinary length of time. Although most of the seeds found were damaged, scientists managed to extract living tissue from immature seeds. Using a laboratory technique known as plant tissue culture, the cells were cultivated in a sterile environment until a new plant successfully grew. A Flower from the Ice Age: A Scientific Discovery That Revived the Past