Genetic changes in birds could throw light on human mitochondrial diseases

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 14:14 in Biology & Nature

Deakin University and UNSW Australia researchers have made a rare observation of rapid evolution in action in the wild, documenting the spread of a newly arisen genetic mutation in invasive starlings, which could shed light on mitochondrial disease in humans.

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