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Conservation, genetics, orchids, languages
First time in #Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral since 1967 when I went there on a school trip just after it opened. The late afternoon sun lit up the stained glass
February 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Our new paper shows that plasticity that has evolved to deal with one stressful situation, can help plants to adapt rapidly to new stressful situations. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @meebangor.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @ukri.org @pnas.org
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Duolingo has the right idea
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How do salt-tolerant plants adapt to heavy metal pollution? Rapid parallel adaptation in Silene uniflora (sea campion).
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Plastic responses to past environments shape adaptation to novel selection pressures | PNAS
Phenotypic plasticity may pave the way for rapid adaptation to newly encountered environments. Although it is often contested, there is growing evi...
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February 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM