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Largest genome on Earth belongs to … a fern?
EarthSky· 8 hours agoAn international team of researchers said on May 31, 2024, they’ve found a new record holder for the largest genome on Earth. This species of fern...
"Unassuming" fern has largest genome yet found. "It's just ridiculous"
Boing Boing· 5 days agoTmesipteris oblanceolata, a fern, has a genome five times larger than the human one. There's also...
Small fern species has a genome 50 times larger than that of humans
New Scientist· 6 days agoTo do the same for a small, seemingly unremarkable fern found on a few Pacific islands would require...
World record broken for living thing with most DNA
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMany plants have big genomes and scientists want to find out why. They hope to understand how this affects function – and...the bigger the genome ...
Here’s what a Nobel Prize-winning scientist wants you to know about the Covid-19 vaccines and the...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn his new book “The Catalyst,” Thomas R. Cech talks about the Covid-19 vaccines, what RNA means for...
Longevity expert: AI will help us become ‘biologically immortal’ from 2030
The Cointelegraph· 2 hours agoWhile it’s not a consensus view just yet, Venezuelan futurist Jose Luis Cordeiro says the evidence...
This tiny plant found to have world’s largest known genome
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn comparison, the human genome contains about 3.1Gbp, which when stretched out will measure only...
Marquette fungi biz trying to turn PFAS into rocket fuel—with mushrooms
WJMN Marquette via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoMARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — Two Marquette-area entrepreneurs who sell restaurant-quality, fresh...
DNA suggests ancient Celtic royalty was matrilineal
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNew genetic analysis of two princes’ within a pair of Germany’s most well-preserved Celtic burial mounds confirms a long-suspected familial...
New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cells
Science Daily· 1 day agoThis distance can make it difficult to map the complex interactions between genes and enhancers. To overcome that, MIT researchers have invented a new technique that allows them to observe the ...