Spotlight: The role of fossils for reconstructing the evolution of plant development
Plant Science Research WeeklyI suspect if we asked someone to describe a fossil we’d hear a lot about dinosaur bones. Certainly, science museums are full of fossilized animal remains, which have greatly informed our understanding of animal evolution. Plant fossils similarly are rich sources of information about plant evolution…
Comparative transcriptomics in ferns provide a framework for their unique evolutionary path
Plant Science Research WeeklyFerns are important and diverse land plants but are also known for their exceptionally large genomes. A new study by Ali et al. presents an extensive analysis of fern genomics through RNA-sequencing of 22 representative fern species. The study identified 18 whole-genome duplications across different…