A 70-million-year-old genetic rescue allowed codfishes to escape extinction and shape the North Atlantic
November 05, 2026
November 05, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 5 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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A 70-million-year-old genetic rescue allowed codfishes to escape extinction and shape the North Atlantic
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A study led by the IBB-UAB, the ICM-CSIC and the University of Bergen has revealed how the repurposing of an ancestral gene saved the embryos of cod's ancestors from extinction, enabling them to form the large populations that, millions . . .
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A 70-million-year-old genetic rescue allowed codfishes to escape extinction and shape the North Atlantic
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A study led by the IBB-UAB, the ICM-CSIC and the University of Bergen has revealed how the repurposing of an ancestral gene saved the embryos of cod's ancestors from extinction, enabling them to form the large populations that, millions . . .