A rapid and dramatic 'reverse evolution' in the threespine stickleback fish
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 08:49
in Biology & Nature
Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of a little fish called the threespine stickleback, the process can go in relative warp-speed reverse, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre and published online ahead of print in the 20 May issue of Current Biology...
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