Looking to saliva to gain insight on evolution
Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
There's no need to reinvent the genetic wheel. That's one lesson of a new study that looks to the saliva of humans, gorillas, orangutans, macaques and African green monkeys for insights into evolution. The work shows that adaptation isn't just about creating new tools for survival -- it's also about tweaking the ones we have.