Scientists probe DNA of 'Evolution Canyon' fruit flies, find drivers of change
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have long puzzled over the genetic differences between fruit flies that live hardly a puddle jump apart in a natural environment known as “Evolution Canyon” in Mount Carmel, Israel. Even with migration, cross-breeding, and near-extinction of whole populations, the environment is the driving force in the fruit-fly gene pool in Evolution Canyon, according to new research.