The survival of hardy plant species in the deserts of our planet still has a lot to teach us about the limits of survival and the effects of environmental change. Recent studies including the genomes of Welwitschia mirabilis from the Namib Desert and related species, as well as the Green Sahara period, also give clues to the evolutionary time axis of adapting to rising arid conditions. Michael Gross reports.

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如何在沙漠中生存

在我们星球的沙漠中，耐寒植物物种的生存仍然有很多东西可以教会我们生存的极限和环境变化的影响。最近的研究包括来自纳米布沙漠和相关物种以及绿色撒哈拉时期的奇异果基因组，也为适应不断上升的干旱条件的进化时间轴提供了线索。迈克尔格罗斯报道。