First Evidence Oysters Grew Faster 400 Years Ago
By Matt J. Weiss, October 17, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Inrich.com
Editor's Note-
Here is a interesting article that I found. Thought everyone might enjoy.
A study of 400-year-old oyster shells discovered in a Jamestown well used by colonists shows that eastern oysters grew significantly faster then than oysters today, a clue that may help shed light on the plight of the modern oyster.
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science study provides the first documented evidence that oysters function differently than they did in the early 1600s.
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