Seunghwi Kim

2 months ago | science.org | Seunghwi Kim |Shan-Chi Hsieh |Mengyao Li |Caroline Ash

Lichens Uncovering elusive biologyCaroline AshGenomic assays reveal that 168 species contribute to the sunburst lichen (Xanthoria parietina), explaining in part why these organisms have been so difficult to study. PHOTO: AP HANNIBAL VIA SHUTTERSTOCKAssociations between algal cells and fungal cells are found on all but the most polluted undisturbed surfaces. Classically, lichens were considered to be relations between two or three species, but Tagirdzhanova et al.