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Antarctic and Arctic Insects Use Different Genetic Mechanisms to Cope With Lack of Water


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  • Location: Camborne
  • Location: Camborne
Although they live in similarly extreme ecosystems at opposite ends of the world, Antarctic insects appear to employ entirely different methods at the genetic level to cope with extremely dry conditions than their counterparts that live north of the Arctic Circle, according to National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers.

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126635&org=NSF&from=news

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