Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world’s largest genome
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - You thought the living organism with the largest genome might be the blue whale, an African elephant or perhaps a giant redwood tree? Not even close. A human being? Wrong again. That honor instead goes to
Understanding of Earth’s flowering plants blossoms in genome study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse flower and voodoo lily - are cornerstones