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New snailfish genome reveals how they adapted to the pressures of deep-sea life – Phys.org

A new whole genome sequence for the Yap hadal snailfish provides insights into how the unusual fish survives in some of the deepest parts of the ocean. Xinhua Chen…

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A new whole genome sequence for the Yap hadal snailfish provides insights into how the unusual fish survives in some of the deepest parts of the ocean. Xinhua Chen of the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and Qiong Shi of the BGI Academy of Marine Sciences published their analysis of the new genome May 13th in the journal PLOS Genetics.
Animals living in deep-sea environments face many challenges, including high pressures, low temperatures, little food and almost no light. Fish are the…

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