Sickly Flowers, Error Thresholds, And The Dawn of Life

ByCarl Zimmer
March 6, 2009

This chrysanthemum leaf is infected with naked bits of genetic material known as viroids. Over at Origins, Science‘s blog, I take a look at new research that suggests these extraordinary little pests may have a lot in common with the earliest life on Earth. Check it out.

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