Squid recode their genetic make-up on-the-fly to adjust to their surroundings
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
The principle of adaptation—the gradual modification of a species' structures and features—is one of the pillars of evolution. While there exists ample evidence to support the slow, ongoing process that alters the genetic makeup of a species, scientists could only suspect that there were also organisms capable of transforming themselves ad hoc to adjust to changing conditions.