Study links tree genetics to biodiversity patterns
It's easy to think of trees as part of the landscape. But what if the trees were the landscape?
Ecology
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Orchids' ability to grow on other plants independently evolved multiple times
The most extensive study of the genetic relationships among orchids to date reveals that the flower's ability to grow on other plants evolved independently multiple times. A team of researchers, led by Penn State biologists, ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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Tracing the evolution of shiitake mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients—the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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Plasmid-host manipulation discovery challenges biology textbooks
Bacteria can pass genetic information among themselves to gain an advantage over competitors in their environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2023
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Taxonomy goes viral: Experts publish a new set of consensus principles to classify the virosphere
The official body charged with virus classification has released four new principles that bring order to the viral world. This provides a unified framework that will enable all viruses to be classified, something vitally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2023
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Researchers find genetic links between traits are often overstated
Many estimates of how strongly traits and diseases share genetic signals may be inflated, according to a new UCLA-led study that indicates current methods for assessing genetic relationships between traits fail to account ...
Biotechnology
Nov 17, 2022
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Genomic analysis reveals true origin of South America's canids
South America has more canid species than any place on Earth, and a surprising new UCLA-led genomic analysis shows that all these doglike animals evolved from a single species that entered the continent just 3.5 million to ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2022
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Genomic study reveals complex origins of people living in Tibetan-Yi corridor
China's mountainous southwestern area is home to one of the country's most ethnically diverse populations. In the most comprehensive genetic analysis of the native people there to date, researchers reveal that the ethnic ...
Evolution
Apr 26, 2022
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Hidden conflict in the mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia
The mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria that make their home in legume root nodules and create nutrient-rich fertilizer for them, is one of the most well-known ...
Evolution
Feb 10, 2021
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Tracing the human genetic history: Every tooth tells a different story
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have shown that the shape of human teeth can be used to reconstruct genetic relationships. Dr. Hannes Rathmann and Dr. Hugo Reyes-Centeno of the University of Tübingen's Humanities ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2020
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