Research links osteoporosis and 'bloodless' icefish

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists face the major challenge of understanding genetic and environmental risk factors underlying human diseases. Surprisingly, animal species in the wild have sometimes acquired the characteristics of a human disease through evolution.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news148753307.html">Research links osteoporosis and 'bloodless' icefish</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists face the major challenge of understanding genetic and environmental risk factors underlying human diseases. Surprisingly, animal species in the wild have sometimes acquired the characteristics of a human disease through evolution. </p>