Indian scientists return with rare plant samples from Arctic

  • 14/09/2007

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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