TIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plants
https://asm.org/articles/2021/january/three-reasons-fungi-are-not-plants#:~:text=Computational%20phylogenetics%20comparing%20eukaryotes%20revealed,in%20their%20last%20common%20ancestor.
#til #todayilearned
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https://asm.org/articles/2021/january/three-reasons-fungi-are-not-plants#:~:text=Computational%20phylogenetics%20comparing%20eukaryotes%20revealed,in%20their%20last%20common%20ancestor.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7mtep/til_fungi_ie_mushrooms_yeast_mould_are_more/
Three Reasons Fungi Are Not Plants | ASM.org
Fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants. Yet, fungi have been grouped with plants historically, with an impact felt even today.ASM.org
