Genetic ‘memory’ of ancestral environments helps organisms readapt
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 09:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Organisms carry long-term “memories” of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens on the Tibetan Plateau and an adjacent lowland site. The study provides new insights into how creatures adapt to changing environments, a topic that’s especially relevant today in the context of […]