Scientists decode genomes of precocious fruit flies

Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 08:28 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have deciphered how lowly fruit flies bred to rapidly develop and reproduce actually evolve over time. The findings contradict the long-held belief that sexual beings evolve the same way simpler organisms do and could fundamentally alter the direction of genetic research for new pharmaceuticals and other products.

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