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Date:	2015-01-30 21:25:30
Blog:	State of the Planet
URL:	http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2015/01/30/study-finds-genetic-clues-to-how-plants-adapt-to-climate/

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Using supercomputers to analyze hundreds of thousands of genetic markers in a thousand plant samples, scientists say they have found how a common weed uses its genetic code to adapt to changes in its environment such as freezing temperatures and drought. The findings add to our knowledge of how plant life evolves, and could be used to help breed crops that are more adaptable to climate change, the researchers say.

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