Daily Archives: 31 Jan, 2014

What we're reading: Convergent evolution of thrifty yeast, the surprising history of amphibian-killing fungus in Brazil, and novels as biology homework

Posted on 31 Jan, 2014 by Jeremy Yoder

In the journals Hong J, Gresham D. 2014. Molecular specificity, convergence and constraint shape adaptive evolution in nutrient-poor environments. PLoS Genetics 10(1):e1004041. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004041. The identification of repeatedly selected variation at functionally related loci that interact epistatically suggests that gene network … Continue reading →

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