STORY: Here in the wilderness of New Caledonia – scientists have discovered a living organism with the largest genome in the world. :: RGB KEW “And particularly it’s exciting because it’s a plant.” New research shows that the genome size of this fork fern species… is estimated to be more than 50 times the size […]
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – You thought the living organism with ;/”he largest genome might be the blue whale, an African elephant or perhaps a giant redwood tree? Not even close. A human being? Wrong again. That honor instead goes to a little fern that grows in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia in […]
A rare fork fern found in the island nation of New Caledonia has become a world record holder. Scientists have discovered that the tiny plant, which grows in the trunks and branches of trees, has the largest genome of any living organism. If unraveled, the DNA contained in a single cell of Tmesipteris oblanceolata would […]
British television presenter Fern Britton has settled her High Court claim against the publisher of the defunct News of the World over allegations of phone hacking, a judge has been told. The ex-This Morning co-host on ITV brought legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), alleging its journalists intercepted her voicemail messages and “obtained her […]
SEVILLE – A hailstorm that “came out of nowhere” Sunday evening dumped ice that collected on the black coverings over his fern fields, collapsing them on acres of greenery ready to be harvested for the Valentine’s Day market. The “freak storm” as the farmers called it, dumped up to 5 inches of ice in a […]
Jan. 28—Fern Leard, Luzerne County Democratic Party Executive Committee member, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 120th House Legislative District. Leard spent years in the financial sector before the birth of her twin boys when she transitioned into healthcare and began to advocate for stronger healthcare legislation. She spent a decade working in the […]