Seedy, not sweet: Ancient melon genome from Libya yields surprising insights into watermelon relative - Newswise

Biologists investigated the oldest known seeds from a watermelon relative, dating back 6,000 years. The researchers shared two new genomes of ancient seeds and

Newswise — The oldest known seeds from a watermelon relative, dating back 6,000 years to the Neolithic period, were found during an archaeological dig in Libya. An investigation of these seeds led by… [+3301 chars]

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