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A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets – The New York Times
Events in the genome of Welwitschia have given it the ability to survive in an unforgiving desert for thousands of years.
Approximately 86 million years ago, after a mistake in cell division, the entire Welwitschia genome doubled during a time of increased aridity and prolonged drought in the region and possibly the formation of the Namib Desert itself, said Tao Wan, a botanist…
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