A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

Studying the DNA of giants 07:51. A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest ...

The fern’s genome is far longer than that of the previous record holder, Paris japonica, a flowering plant that grows in Japan and has 149 billion base pairs in its genetic code.

A small fern has broken the record for the largest genome yet known, researchers report May 31 in iScience. The plant’s full set of genetic instructions is over 50 times the size of the human ...

The little fern's genome is about 6,000% bigger than that of a blue whale, Earth's largest animal, and about 4,650% bigger than that of an African elephant, the largest land animal.

Tmesipteris oblanceolata has the largest known genome on Earth. As the researchers described in a study published on Friday, the fern’s cells contain more than 50 times as much DNA as ours do.

A fern has entered the record books for having more DNA than any other living thing. The plant’s genetic material, or genome, would reach about 100 metres when unravelled, outstripping Big Ben.

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A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

A small, unassuming fern-like plant has something massive lurking within: the largest genome ever discovered, outstripping the human genome by more than 50 times.. The plant (Tmesipteris ...