Vocab:
genome:  the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
malady: any unwholesome or desperate condition
Summary: Researchers found a link between the time of the day and the response of trees to environmental stimuli. Because trees, like us, possess genes. Different combinations of genes [...]

Vocab:
consortium: an association of companies for some definite purpose
burly: adj. beefy, muscular and heavily built
perturb: v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Summary: This article talks about the illegal logging trade from Siberia to China. If this keeps on going, the article stated, then the “largest forest on the planet” will disappear in [...]

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