How emus and ostriches lost the ability to fly
Changes in regulatory DNA, not gene mutations, are the culprit, scientists say
FLIGHTLESS FANCY Emus (one shown with a chick) and related birds may have lost the ability to fly because of changes in DNA that regulates genes.
Graeme Chapman
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