10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes

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What happened

Research teams from INRAE, the University of Clermont Auvergne and the CNRS have reconstructed 10 ancient genomes (paleogenomes) that are the common ancestors of 84 botanical species of agronomic interest.

Key facts

  • Research teams from INRAE, the University of Clermont Auvergne and the CNRS have reconstructed 10 ancient genomes (paleogenomes) that are the common ancestors of 84 botanical species of agronomic interest.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:40:01 UTC.

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