Sunday, 21 April 2013

Genome sequencing of the living coelacanth sheds light on the evolution of land vertebrate

Seattle, WA (SPX) Apr 22, 2013



An historic fish, with an intriguing past, now has had its genome sequenced, providing a wealth of information on the genetic changes that accompanied the adaptation from an aquatic environment to land. A

team of international researchers led by Chris Amemiya, PhD, Director of Molecular Genetics at the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) and Professor of Biology at the Univ