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The Genetic Blueprint of Flight: New Research Reveals How Mammals Evolved To Glide


A crucial gene has been identified that clarifies the repeated emergence of gliding capabilities throughout the evolution of marsupials. People say “When pigs fly” to describe the impossible. But even if most mammals are landlubbers, the ability to glide or fly has evolved again and again during

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