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Integration of De Novo Chromosome-Level Genome and Population Resequencing of Peganum(Nitrariaceae): A Case Study of Speciation and Evolutionary Trajectories in Arid Central Asia

Pie charts indicate contraction and expansion of gene families among 13 species compared to their ancestors.Bar charts show the statistical results of the number of homologous genes for each species respectively.

Study reveals microbial adaptation mechanism of plateau animals

XINING, March 13--A new study has uncovered the substantial impact of altitude on the gut microbiota of the plateau pika, a small mammal,     on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west of China. The  study, conducted by researchers from the Nor...