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Pigeon DNA proves Darwin right

13/02/2013


New research on pigeon DNA has proved Darwin's theories correct.



In honour of Charles' birthday on 12th February, here's some very good news!

A number of domestic and feral pigeon genomes have been sequenced for the first time, giving scientists a resource for studying the genetics of how the traits of these birds evolved.

For more information see the magazine Nature - http://www.nature.com/news/pigeon-dna-proves-darwin-right-1.12334#/b1