In a first, scientists find evidence of fungi hiding inside moss cells
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In a first, scientists find evidence of fungi hiding inside moss cells
More than 85% of land plants partner with fungi to pull nutrients from the soil in exchange for sugar, but never before has science witnessed a relationship between moss and fungi—until now. For decades, science dubbed mosses the “loners” of the plant kingdom, despite their long 470-million-year history on Earth. After all, mosses are closely related to some of the earliest land plants, so they hold clues, if not remnants, of how life developed.…
Research conducted by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has revealed the presence of fungi in mosses collected in deserts, challenging the traditional understanding of the biology of these plants. The study, published in the journal New Phytologist, suggests that mosses may rely on these organisms to survive in extreme conditions. Discovery of fungi in desert mosses The researchers identified fungi living within the tissues …
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