Ancient oak's youthful genome surprises biologists

Nature
By Heidi LedfordJun 18, 2017, 8:00 pm40 pts
DNA of 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells. Nature News doi: 10.1038/546460a

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