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Northwestern University: Genetic analysis of tree confirms what Indigenous people of Borneo knew

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A study led by Northwestern University plant biologists has determined that a species of fruit-bearing tree found in Borneo and the Philippines, long considered by Western botanists to be a single species, is actually two genetically distinct species. The findings confirm what the Iban people, who are indigenous to Borneo, already knew from experience: The […]