A crust-like miniature dot lichen recently discovered in Bavaria shows lots of ability to protect itself from the sun and herbivores. An international team of SNSB researchers found certain genes in the sequenced lichen genome that are responsible for the production of melanins. A crust-like miniature dot lichen recently discovered in Bavaria shows lots of ability to protect itself from the sun and herbivores. An international team of SNSB researchers found certain genes in the sequenced lichen genome that are responsible for the production of melanins. Ecology Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Genome analyses show melanins are particularly important for lichens
