Lethal parasite evolved from pond scum

Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 16:32 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A genomic investigation by University of British Columbia researchers has revealed that a lethal parasite infecting a wide range of insects actually originated from pond scum, but has completely shed its green past on its evolutionary journey.

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