No, the best organism for human beings to merge with is the lichen itself.

和人类杂交最好的生物就苔藓。

It takes these map lichens, from frigid Greenland, a century to grow a single centimeter.

这些来自寒冷格陵兰的地图地衣需要一个世纪才能长出一厘米。

Consider the lichen. Lichens are just about the hardiest visible organisms on Earth, but among the least ambitious.

想一想地衣。地衣大概地球上最坚强的可见生物，也最没有雄心壮志的生物之一。

As for whether some lichens might have four, five species?

否有地衣含有第四或第五种成分？

They also feed on moss and lichen growing on the outside.

它们也吃树面长的苔藓和地衣。

In 2007, those map lichens survived atmospheric re-entry on a simulated meteorite.

2007 年的那些地图地衣在模拟陨石和大气再存下来。

Fragments from mosses, algae, lichens and liverworts were trapped in the feathers.

他们发现其残存着微量苔藓，藻类，地衣以及地钱片。

So these monkeys have developed a very unusual diet — toxic moss and lichens.

因此滇金丝猴开发出一种非比寻常的食谱——有毒的苔藓和地衣。

Only moss and lichens and algae can survive in such a cold climate.

只有苔藓、地衣和藻类，可以在如此寒冷的气候下存活。

A few lichens of the species Usnea melanoxanthra sprawled over the black rocks.

一些单条黑色的苔藓品种丛生，铺在黑色岩石上。

They're covered in furry lichen, which traps any moisture in the air.

它们被毛茸茸的地衣所覆盖，地衣会吸收空气的湿气。

Litmus itself comes from lichen, a small plant that grows on rocks and trees.

石蕊本身来自地衣，一种生长在岩石和树上的小植物。

Ammonia contains nitrogen-a valuable fertilizer-so the winds carry nourishment to nearby mosses and lichens.

氨含有氮，而氮一种非常有价值的肥料，因此风会将营养物质吹到附近的苔藓和地衣那里。

Because this study indicates lichens are truly more than the sum of their parts.

因为这项研究表明，地衣不仅仅各部分的单纯相加。

A lichen is an organism made up of two separate species, fungi and algae.

苔藓由两种生物构成的，菌类和藻类。

But how could scientists spend so many years studying these lichens—and still miss this crucial third species?

但，科学家们怎么会在研究地衣多年后仍未发现这关重要的第三物种？

This is a really cool result because it demonstrates that this lichen relationship is obligate.

“这结果非常美妙，因为它证明了这种地衣伙伴关系专性的。

How many ferns and lichens will grow on the north walls of a rocky slope!

北面的陡峭斜坡上有很多蕨类植物和地衣。

Closer inspection showed that lichens were more interesting than magical.

要更仔细地观察一下，你便会发现，地衣与其说具有魔力，不如说很有意思。

And the more yeast was present, the more yellowish—and more toxic—the lichen was.

酵母的含量越多，地衣颜色越黄，毒性也越强。