When it comes to genes, lichens embrace sharing economy

When it comes to genes, lichens embrace sharing economy 02/20/2018 03:03 PM EST University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered the first known molecular evidence of obligate symbiosis in lichens, a distinctive co-evolutionary relationship that could shed new light on how and why some multicellular organisms consolidate their genomes in order to coexist. Full story at https://www.colorado.edu/today/2018/02/08/when-it-comes-genes-lichens-embrace-sharing-economy Source University of Colorado Boulder This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111