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Three populations of aye-ayes on Madagascar studied
For the first time, the complete genomes of three populations of aye-ayes–a type of lemur–have been sequenced and analyzed.
The results of the genome-sequence analyses are published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). (more…)
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