Hares, turtles, and the race to unravel genetic diversity
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
If you thought the only way to solve a puzzle was by looking at a picture of its end result as you go, guess again. Using an innovative approach to the study of genetic diversity, an international research team, comprising three researchers from the Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources – CIBIO/InBIO Laboratório Associado, in Portugal, demonstrated that it is possible to unveil the mechanisms underlying genetic diversity and evolutionary change, by focusing on species that are not commonly used as model-organisms.