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The Great Wall of China didn’t help all that much in protecting against the Mongols, but it seems to have a definite effect on plants<\/a>. A new study in Nature <\/i> indicates that plants that rely on wind-borne pollin are more genetically diverse on either side of the wall than normal. (Insect-pollinated plants show no such distinction.) Scientists have found similar diversity where mountains or glaciers are involved, but not before with a man-made structure.<\/p>\n

Just thought it was interesting.<\/p>\n

(via Ghost of a Flea<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Great Wall of China didn’t help all that much in protecting against the Mongols, but it seems to have a definite effect on plants. 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