Speeding up evolution: Orchid epigenetics
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
Organisms adapt to their dynamic environment using various strategies. Ovidiu Paun, working at the Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, investigates how marsh orchids adjust to and diffuse in different habitats. Initial results have suggested that the future isn't as bleak as one would have expected: Variation in epigenetic information, recently detected as heritable signals outside the DNA, enables plants to adapt quickly to environmental changes.
