and the bo holes try out. farmers like thomas a going to need a radical solution. professor joe ferrell to the university of cape town is hoping to provide just that. jolts research focuses on a kind of planned with some extraordinary properties. and she's ideally situated because one type rose wild in the hills just behind the university campus. this is, it looks, it doesn't, it, it does, but it's not, it's actually, it's dried, it's lost all its water and it's cold. it's, it's fund into very protective kind of way. how long can it survive like this? ah months to years, depending on the species. and the moment of rain, the thing will re hydrate within 2 hours, within 2 hours, even after year is of to use. wow. a good one species, we kept them dry for 10 years. 12 hours later, there were a lot. i'm trying to unlock the secrets of all these plants can actually lose all that amount of water and not die. so once you understand these plans better and unlock the secrets, what do you do with those? i my crops do the same thing. that's my intent. jill takes me back to the lab where her team is

ah, i'm through sport news with joe ferrell. thank you very much. today is the day, most tennis fans wished would never happen. roger federer will play his final professional match at the late cup in london. the 20 time grand slam champion was the center of attention of the gall, a dinner on thursday, and at a fitting end to his career. federal farewell will be alongside, great rival and friend, raphael. the dow, the pair will team up in the doubles on friday nights represent team europe and face american do are jack sock and francis cfo who are playing for team world federal hang up, his racket after that match and it sounds like he and adel are expecting an emotional might super excited to have them on our team and my team and they'll have to play against them on my last much of course, special playing with rougher fields. really difference, you know, also just walking out of court and having the chance to play with likes of rough or novak wholesome, in the past has been an amazing experience for me to be able to do that one more time. i'm. i'm su