In a world of declining biodiversity, botanical gardens are coming into their own — both as storehouses of rare plants and skills, and increasingly as centres of molecular research. Emma Marris reports.
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Marris, E. Gardens in full bloom. Nature 440, 860–863 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/440860a
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