Genetic memory, the idea our ancestors’ wisdom and lived experiences get passed to us through our cells, has been a pillar of Dune since Frank Herbert’s original novel. It’s what makes Reverend ...

Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are far from static. They are constantly being shaped by the world around them.

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are not many people who can access their genetic memories in the Dune universe. But who can? Reverend Mothers of the Bene ...

A flower of orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) in a remnant wet meadow, one of the field sites in this study, in Wisconsin, USA. Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest ...