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100-million-year-old molecular 'bypasses' may have helped grasses dominate landscapes and agriculture

100-million-year-old molecular 'bypasses' may have helped grasses dominate landscapes and agricultureWorldPing

100 million years ago, long before human intervention, ancestors of grasses, including wheat, rice and maize, developed "bypasses" in chemical pathways used to create two critical compounds: lignin and starch.

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