Scientists find the largest known genome inside a tiny plant

Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of other scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of Australia. They were looking for a fern called Tmesipteris oblanceolata. Standing only a few inches tall, it was not easy to find on the forest floor. “It’s not noticeable,” said Dr. Pellicer, who works at … Read more