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The Evolution of Reptiles and Astrobiology
Researchers from NAI’s Pennsylvania State University Lead Team have conducted the most comprehensive analysis ever performed of the genetic relationships among all the major groups of snakes, lizards and other scaly reptiles. Their paper in C. R. Biologies explains the radical reorganization of this family tree, and the importance to astrobiology.
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