DNA and 90 million-year-old pollen fossils reveal new insights into evolution of Asian tropics

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Mar 13, 2025, 2:00 pm489 ptsHot
In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global partners, combine results from two newly discovered prehistoric palm fossils with DNA from global palm collections to gain new insights into the origins of biodiversity in one of the most…

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