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Unlocking the Genetic Giant: Tiny Fern Has the Largest Genome of Any Organism on Earth
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoThe Tmesipteris oblanceolata fern sets a new record for the largest genome, impacting plant growth...
Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an...
Houston Chronicle· 23 minutes agoThe heliosphere, the area of space influenced by the Sun, is over a hundred times larger than the distance from the Sun to the Earth. The Sun is a star that constantly emits ...
Alien-Looking Species Seen For First Time Ever in Ocean's Darkest Depths
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoA Clarion-Clipperton Zone glass sponge. (SMARTEX Project, NERC/smartexccz.org) Other creatures...
Tiny fern breaks world record for largest genome on Earth — with DNA stretching taller than the...
CBS News· 7 days agoA small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday...
This tiny plant found to have world’s largest known genome
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA fern plant has broken the record for the largest amount of genetic material stored in the nucleus...
Tiny Fern Found to Have Largest Genome on Earth
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA rare fork fern found in the island nation of New Caledonia has become a world record holder. Scientists have discovered that the tiny plant, which...
Could photos of a platypus on the surface of Jupiter's moon ‘Europa’ be the key to discovering life...
Digital Camera World via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis discovery gives scientists the chance to test and study the composition of the water, and...
World record broken for living thing with most DNA
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoScientists say it's a "crazy" amount of DNA for a tiny plant that most people would walk by without noticing. "It's the biggest genome that has ever been...
Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world's largest genome
Reuters via AOL· 7 days agoNew research shows that this fork fern species, called Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has a genome - all...
What Is Natural Selection?
ExtremeTech· 5 days agoMost of us know that as living things evolve, they take on traits that help them thrive in their home environments. It all comes down to natural selection, or the process ...