Dogs, maybe not, but old genes can learn new tricks

A popular view among evolutionary biologists that fundamental genes do not acquire new functions was challenged this week by a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news161280793.html">Dogs, maybe not, but old genes can learn new tricks</a></p> <p>A popular view among evolutionary biologists that fundamental genes do not acquire new functions was challenged this week by a new study in the <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>.</p>