'Jumping genes' help plants adapt to extreme temperature and pathogens
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Jun 14, 2023, 5:07 pm By NULLPolyploidy is generally thought to be a main driving force of speciation, as the polyploids possess…Diverse pathways to longevity in mammals uncovered
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Jun 14, 2023, 3:54 pm By NULLNearly a third of Earth's freshwater resources lie in groundwater—much more than in all lakes,…
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