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"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...
Unlocking the Genetic Giant: Tiny Fern Has the Largest Genome of Any Organism on Earth
SciTechDaily· 9 hours agoThe Tmesipteris oblanceolata fern sets a new record for the largest genome, impacting plant growth...
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 ...
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...
Here’s what a Nobel Prize-winning scientist wants you to know about the Covid-19 vaccines and the...
CNN via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoIn his new book “The Catalyst,” Thomas R. Cech talks about the Covid-19 vaccines, what RNA means for...
Marquette fungi biz trying to turn PFAS into rocket fuel—with mushrooms
WJMN Marquette via Yahoo News· 11 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...
Structural variant calling and clinical interpretation in 6224 unsolved rare disease exomes -...
Nature· 6 days agoDespite the modest overall increase in the diagnostic yield, each successfully diagnosed patient represents a family whose diagnostic odyssey is coming to an end. Especially for patients initially ...