Subtle differences can lead to major changes in parasites
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found the subtle genetic differences that make one parasite far more virulent than its close relative. They looked at the evolution of these parasites and found that although their genome architecture still remains similar, the two split from their common ancestor 28 million years ago, approximately four times longer than the human-gorilla split.