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Published online 8 December 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news991209-8
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One for the vine
One of the most persistent problems in evolutionary biology has been the origin of the flowering plants. Now a prickly climbing vine that lived more than 250 million years ago could shed light on this thorny issue.
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