Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss - SciTechDaily
Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered that desert mosses may host fungi within their tissues, a relationship previously thought not to exist in moss species. This finding could change scientific understanding of plant evolution and how early plants colonized land 470 million years ago.
Why it matters
This discovery challenges long-held biological assumptions and provides new context for the evolutionary history of land plants.
A surprising discovery inside desert mosses could reshape scientists' understanding of plant evolution.
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