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Tardigrades aren’t champion gene swappers after all

Study dispels claims of extreme DNA borrowing and moves the bizarre creatures on the tree of life

EXTREME SURVIVALIST Genetic analysis of tardigrades like this Ramazzottius varieornatus shown in a scanning electron micrograph are revealing what makes the tough little creatures tick.

K. Arakawa and H. Higashiyama

By Tina Hesman Saey

July 27, 2017 at 2:06 pm

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