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Scientists Probe Genetic Component of Climate-Hardy Species http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1304174648
Douglas firs have more than 38,000 genes, roughly twice the number in the human genome. So any gene that has helped those trees survive extreme drought, heat and disease has been passed down through generations of seedlings... Forest Service researchers are in the midst of teasing out which of those genes help Douglas firs and 39 other species of plants, animals and pathogens found in Western forests adapt to climate change. Armed with that information, managers could select more robust seeds to replant forests destroyed by fire or disease, or propagate those seeds to help conserve a species.
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What do you wanna bet mountain pine beetles and emerald ash borers have their researchers working on this, too.
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