Water bears are genetic mash-ups
Drying out may help tardigrades soak up new DNA, which in turn aids the water bears in withstanding stress.
Source: sciencenews.org
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Drying out may help tardigrades soak up new DNA, which in turn aids the water bears in withstanding stress.
Jumping genes in bdelloid rotifers are tamped down by epigenetic methylation performed by an enzyme pilfered from bacteria roughly 60 million years ago, a study finds.