Evolution of extreme parasites explained by scientists
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
Extreme adaptations of species often cause such significant changes that their evolutionary history is difficult to reconstruct. Zoologists have now discovered a new parasite species that represents the missing link between fungi and an extreme group of parasites. Researchers are now able to understand, for the first time, the evolution of these parasites, causing disease in humans and animals.