Next-generation sampling: Pairing genomics with large-scale herbarium sampling
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
Plants are a ubiquitous and essential part of our lives. Estimates suggest there are hundreds of thousands of plant species known to science. How many species are there, really? How are they related? How many are threatened with extinction? Answering these questions in such an enormous clade of life is an important but daunting task for scientists.