Brainy Genes, Not Brawn, Key To Success On Mussel Beach
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 07:29
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.