The telomes did both of the plants' big jobs: converting sunlight to energy ... Imagine taking a fertile fern leaf, shrinking it down and wrapping it up tightly into a tiny pellet.

The telomes did both of the plants’ big jobs: converting sunlight to energy ... Imagine taking a fertile fern leaf, shrinking it down and wrapping it up tightly into a tiny pellet.

Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta Bird's nest ferns (Asplenium nidus) are epiphytes, meaning they typically grow on other plants ...