C4 photosynthesis serves as a prominent example of convergent evolution in complex traits. Here, the authors construct chromosome-scale genome assemblies for five Flaveria species and investigate ...

Bacterial evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of bacteria over multiple generations. It occurs through mechanisms including natural selection and genetic drift, and can ...

Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to many health benefits. In particular, they may help promote brain and heart health, reduce inflammation, and protect against several chronic conditions ...

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Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Facility Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China ...

Peters and Sons were a large part of that success, with their crops that same year consisting of 12,000 rose bushes, 30,000 carnation plants, 65,000 chrysanthemum plants, 600,000 annual plants and ...

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the U.S. flower market ...

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a combination of four congenital (present at birth) heart defects that affect infants and children. The defects occur together and change the way blood flows through the ...

Monster Evolution is the survival-of-the-fittest kind of world. Even if it pains you to eat adorable smiling mushrooms, you have to do it to survive. It’s unfair, but would you rather be someone ...