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Unexpected Elements

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The Role of Pollen in Our Past

When you look at a pollen grain under the microscope you can tell which plant it belonged to. Any plant produces millions of pollen grains and most of this pollen lands on the soil. And pollen is actually covered by a polymer called sporeopolinin. It's not going to make you say that again I promise.

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