When the only thing you can eat can kill you, having more gene copies can help
January 13, 2025
January 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
According to research supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, gene duplications being selected over evolutionary time -- not the specialization of certain enzymes -- allows wood rats to feed on creosote bush, a highly toxic desert shrub. The findings could aid in understanding genetic adaptations to poisonous foods in other mammals and even why individual humans metabolize d . . .
According to research supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, gene duplications being selected over evolutionary time -- not the specialization of certain enzymes -- allows wood rats to feed on creosote bush, a highly toxic desert shrub. The findings could aid in understanding genetic adaptations to poisonous foods in other mammals and even why individual humans metabolize d . . .