Discover the Fern with a Genome 50 Times Larger Than Humans'—What Secrets Does It Hold?

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A Pacific island fern now holds the record for the largest genome, dwarfing human DNA volumes.

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Led by Jaime Pellicer, scientists uncovered a fern with DNA 50 times that of humans.

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Hidden on Grande Terre, this unassuming fern challenges our DNA expectations.

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Scientists use flow cytometry to reveal the fern's genome size—over 160 billion base pairs!

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Despite its small stature, Tmesipteris oblanceolata's DNA stretches further than the Statue of Liberty if laid out.

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This record-setting genome was once thought to belong only to much larger organisms.

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Complex proteins from simple plants? This fern's DNA complexity is rewriting botanical textbooks.

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With more DNA than the African lungfish, does this fern's genetic library hold evolutionary secrets?

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The study, recently published, questions why such modest plants possess such extensive genetic material.

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