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Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA

The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort plant contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life. UA researchers helped solve the puzzle by providing specialized genome analyses and computational software. (more…)

Rare Carnivorous Plant on Top 10 List of Newly Discovered Species

By Guest PostJune 17, 2010Naturealastair robinson, arizona state university, biodiversity, botanical journal of the linnean society, botanical journal of the linnean society of london, carl Linnaeus, carnivorous plant, dioscorea orangeana, entomologist, international institute for species exploration, kew botanist, madagascan yam, mike fay, nepenthes attenboroughii, paul wilkin, Philippines, pitcher plants, quentin wheeler, school of life sciences, sir david attenborough, taxon experts, taxonomy, vaughan southgate

Nepenthes attenboroughii, named after Sir David Attenborough, honorary Fellow of the Linnean Society, has been ranked number 1

Each year The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University names the Top 10 new species described in the previous calendar year.

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Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA

Rare Carnivorous Plant on Top 10 List of Newly Discovered Species

*Nepenthes attenboroughii, named after Sir David Attenborough, honorary Fellow of the Linnean Society, has been ranked number 1*

Nepenthes attenboroughii, named after Sir David Attenborough, honorary Fellow of the Linnean Society, has been ranked number 1