Cutting edge: exploring evolutionary convergence at the gene level
Mangroves are trees that grow in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they all evolved from a single mangrove predecessor. Instead, they are a diverse […]
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Bringing extremophytes to the public: Kudos to Jill Farrant
The concept of using extremophytes to improve food security – either as crops themselves or as sources of genes to improve other crops – is […]
What is an extremophyte?
Extremophytes, or eXtreme plants, or plant extremophiles, are plants evolutionarily adapted to thrive in environments characterized by a high degree of abiotic stress. The list of […]