The genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms is similar in many surprising ways, biologists have said. This is a discovery that could help basic research into disease. A consortium of more than 200 scientists compared the genome of modern man with that of two creatures widely studied in the lab -- the fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster) and a tiny creature called roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans). Even though the three species are obviously ...Thursday 28 August 2014
How Worms, Flies and Humans are Related
The genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms is similar in many surprising ways, biologists have said. This is a discovery that could help basic research into disease. A consortium of more than 200 scientists compared the genome of modern man with that of two creatures widely studied in the lab -- the fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster) and a tiny creature called roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans). Even though the three species are obviously ...
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