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
This article is only available to Science News subscribers.
Subscribers, enter your e-mail address to access our archives.
