[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • October 22, 2000
    ``New animal species can emerge much quicker than previously thought, say scientists. Salmon in a US lake split into two separate populations in just 13 generations, or about 60-70 years, researchers have revealed. Until now, it was believed that new species took hundreds or thousands of years to appear. And, in a separate study, insects were found to alter the way they attracted a mate in just nine generations.''

    Full story:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_979000/979950.stm

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