{"product_id":"the-age-of-seeds-by-fiona-mcmillan-webster-9781760761783","title":"The Age of Seeds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlants evolved seeds to hack time. Thanks to seeds, they can cast their genes forward into the future, enabling species to endure across seasons, years, and occasionally millennia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a 2000-year-old extinct date palm seed was discovered, no one expected it to still be alive. But it sprouted a healthy young date palm. That seeds produced millennia ago could still be viable today suggests seeds are capable of extreme lifespans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet many seeds, including those crucial to our everyday lives, don't live very long at all. In \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e, Fiona McMillan-Webster tells the astonishing story of seed longevity, the crucial role they play in our everyday lives, and what that might mean for our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833563402476,"sku":"9781760761783","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25004773482814.jpg?v=1758465498","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-age-of-seeds-by-fiona-mcmillan-webster-9781760761783","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}