Moss genome shows how plants invaded the land and learned to survive heat and drought

Some 400 million years ago, on a lifeless lakeshore lapped by waves, floating algae learned to survive in the open air and launched an invasion that transformed the Earth into a green paradise.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news116782753.html">Moss genome shows how plants invaded the land and learned to survive heat and drought</a></p> <p>Some 400 million years ago, on a lifeless lakeshore lapped by waves, floating algae learned to survive in the open air and launched an invasion that transformed the Earth into a green paradise.</p>