Penn biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:14
in Biology & Nature
PHILADELPHIA ?- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania studying the processes of evolution appear to have resolved a longstanding conundrum: How can organisms be robust against the effects of mutations yet simultaneously adaptable when the environment changes?
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