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An international team of scientists has created the tree of life for almost 8,000 (about 60%) genera of flowering plants (angiosperms).
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3w ago
An international team of scientists has generated the highest quality reference genome to date of the world’s most popular coffee species, Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica).
The post Arabica Coffee Originated More Than 600,000 Years Ago in Ethiopia: Study appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News ..read more
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Toothed whales have developed specialized echolocation abilities that are crucial for their underwater activities.
The post Echolocation Organs of Toothed Whales Evolved from Jaw Muscles, New Research Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News ..read more
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The updated family tree reveals patterns in the evolutionary history of birds following the cataclysmic mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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A team of researchers from Fudan University and elsewhere has successfully generated a genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu (Wudi) of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty.
The post Scientists Sequence Genome, Reconstruct Face of Chinese Emperor Wu appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News ..read more
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Sugarcane, the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, has shaped global history, trade and geopolitics, and is currently responsible for 80% of sugar production worldwide.
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Scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genome of the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), one of the world’s smallest mammals, with an average body mass of about 2 grams.
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Researchers from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and elsewhere have generated a chromosome-scale genome assembly for the d’Anjou pear, a short-necked cultivar of the European pear (Pyrus communis).
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2M ago
Brown-and-white giant pandas are distinct coat color mutants found exclusively in the Qinling Mountains of China.
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Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two distantly related model plants, Arabidopsis thaliana and the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), can use very different regulatory systems to control the same exact gene.
The post Plant Scientists Shed Light on 125-Million-Year-Old Genetic Mystery appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News ..read more