Lone survivor of ancient flowers is gluttonous gene consumer
Rare Amborella shrub has engulfed whole genomes from other species
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EARLY BLOOMING SURVIVOR A not-exactly-flashy bloom of the Amborella shrub has become a botanical celebrity because its genes reveal clues to the early history of flowering plants.
Sangtae Kim