Form or function? Evolution takes different paths

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 06:35 in Biology & Nature

Biologists long have known that both the appearance of organisms and their inner workings are shaped by evolution. But do the same genetic mechanisms underlie changes in form and function? A new study by scientists at the University of Michigan and Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes suggests not...

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