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  "path": "/scientists-crack-alfalfas-chromosome-mystery-after-decades-of-debate/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T19:36:06.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Biology",
    "Agriculture",
    "Chromosomes",
    "Evolutionary Biology",
    "Genetics",
    "Plant Science"
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  "textContent": "New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously thought. A long-standing puzzle in plant evolution is starting to come together. Scientists have used a powerful imaging technique to trace how chromosome numbers changed in Medicago, a group that includes alfalfa, one of the world’s most important forage crops. [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Crack Alfalfa’s Chromosome Mystery After Decades of Debate"
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