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18 5M-year-old vine fossil identified as new species

7-May-2021 9:35 AM EDT, by Cornell University Newswise ITHACA, N.Y. – An 18.5 million-year-old fossil found in Panama provides evidence of a new species and is the oldest reliable example of a climbing woody vine known as a liana from the soapberry family. The discovery sheds light on the evolution of climbing plants. The new species, named Ampelorhiza heteroxylon, belongs to a diverse group of tropical lianas called Paullinieae, within the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). More than 475 species of Paullinieae live in the tropics today. Researchers identified the species from fossilized roots that revealed features known to be unique to the wood of modern climbing vines, adaptations that allow them to twist, grow and climb.

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18 5M-year-old vine fossil identified as new species

May 6, 2021 An 18.5 million-year-old fossil found in Panama provides evidence of a new species and is the oldest reliable example of a climbing woody vine known as a liana from the soapberry family. The discovery sheds light on the evolution of climbing plants. The new species, named Ampelorhiza heteroxylon, belongs to a diverse group of tropical lianas called Paullinieae, within the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). More than 475 species of Paullinieae live in the tropics today. Researchers identified the species from fossilized roots that revealed features known to be unique to the wood of modern climbing vines, adaptations that allow them to twist, grow and climb.

United statesJoyce cheryPaullinieae sapindaceaeNathan judSchool of integrative plant scienceWilliam jewell collegeLife sciencesCollege of agricultureNational science foundationEarly mioceneFossil recordIntegrative plant sciencePlant biology sectionNorth americaSouth americaCentral american

Sarah Evanega: Using science communication to combat misperceptions

Sarah Evanega works in a challenging space. No, not her pandemic home office or even her car to free up needed internet bandwidth for her three young children’s remote schoolwork. Those are minor compared to a career spent depolarizing and demystifying issues around genetic engineering, especially given the disconnect between scientific consensus on its safety and lingering public skepticism. As founder and director of the Cornell Alliance for Science, a global communications initiative in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Evanega faces down misperceptions, myths and misinformation about GMOs or to use the scientific term, agricultural biotechnology. Now she’s also taking on the conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that swirl around the pandemic, vaccines, climate change and synthetic biology.

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Familiar, but different : Odd but striking Finger Lakes tomato becomes viral hit

Familiar, but different : Odd but striking Finger Lakes tomato becomes viral hit
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Building international partnerships for global food security

Building international partnerships for global food security
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