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A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets

Events in the genome of Welwitschia have given it the ability to survive in an unforgiving desert for thousands of years.

[nytimes.com]

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FearlessFly 9 Aug 3
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Welwitschia, a two-leafed plant that grows in parts of the Namib Desert in southern Africa, can live for more than 1,000 years.

[en.wikipedia.org]

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