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Indian scientists return with rare plant samples from Arctic

Indian scientists return with rare plant samples from Arctic  India sent its first team to the Arctic recently. Two of its members have returned with a variety of samples, some dating back to millions of years. ARCHITA BHATTA spoke with them

"We found round worms wriggling at 300-1,000 feet below sea-level. The temperature there was around 1.5-1.8