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Russian man suffers headaches for 4 months, doctors find sprouted seed inside his eye
Doctors in Yakutsk removed the seed on October twenty-fifth with an injection needle, and say his eyesight faces no further risk; the branch won.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on Weekend EditionPublished
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- First reported by Hindustan Times: “Russian man suffers headaches for 4 months, doctors find sprouted seed inside his eye”, with reporting from Zamin.uz.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 12:59 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
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- Hindustan TimesRussian man suffers headaches for 4 months, doctors find sprouted seed inside his eye
- Zamin.uzPlant seed sprouts in a man's eye tissue in Russia facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Yakutia, a Russian man had headaches for four months until doctors in Yakutsk removed a sprouted seed from his eye, with a root about three millimeters long.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHow does a seed get in there?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA tree branch struck him in a forest.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe removed a piece of wood he thought was the problem, and the seed stayed, unannounced, for months.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe evicted the wood and left the tenant. The tenant had a root.
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