Michael Kohn, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Michael Kohn, Rice University

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Rice University biologist Michael Kohn, left, and computer scientist Luay Nakhleh, right, discuss the results of a study of the genomes of European and African mice that showed signs of three distinct hybridization events between two mouse species. The researchers determined that such events are not unusual, though only those with traits favored by evolution survive.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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