Brainy Genes, Not Brawn, Key To Success On Mussel Beach
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 15:14
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have found that mussels in their natural habitat express their genes in cyclic waves, in what appears to be a survival strategy akin to the circadian rhythms that govern sleep. In addition, two sets of genes used to cope with heat stress are identified, in the first real-time molecular sampling of two mussel communities.
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