Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, May 21 -- McGill University posted the following news release:
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Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change
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Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a McGill University-led study indicates.
By analyzing more than 51 million digitized herbarium . . .
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Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change
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Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a McGill University-led study indicates.
By analyzing more than 51 million digitized herbarium . . .