CNN —Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s. But the scientists conducting the new research weren’t able to identify the type of tree from the seed alone. However, the sample didn’t match any of the known Commiphora species in her database. The tree, which the study authors believe may have a biblical connection, is seen at 12 years old. Yet the tree, which is related to the myrrh tree that’s famed for its resin, never gave off any kind of scent.

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Persons: Dr, Sarah Sallon, Louis, Sallon, tsori, “ Sheba, ”, Guy Eisner, Elaine Solowey, ” Sallon, Andrea Weeks, Weeks, it’s, “ guggulterols, Louise Colville, Colville wasn’t, “ Organizations: CNN, Natural Medicine Research, Hadassah University Medical, Communications, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, George Mason University, Royal Botanic Locations: Judean, Jerusalem, Gilead, Jordan, Israel, Africa, Madagascar, Fairfax , Virginia, Kew, London