600 million years of shared environmental stress response found in algae and plants

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Mar 10, 2025, 12:51 pm769 ptsInterestingTop
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that conquered land long ago. The success of land plants is surprising because it is a challenging habitat. On land, rapid…

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