Penguin DNA Suggests Special Climate Coping

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DNA in the bones of Adelie penguins that survived the last ice age are helping to shed light on how other animals will cope with climate change, say researchers.

Evolutionary biologist Professor David Lambert of Griffith University in Brisbane and colleagues report their analysis of Adelie penguin DNA dating back to 37,000 years in the journal PLoS Genetics.

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