The tardigrade genome has been sequenced













The tardigrade genome has been sequenced, and it has the most foreign DNA of any animal
Source:http://www.sciencealert2014.com/the-tardigrade-genome- 
  • Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the tardigrade, AKA the water bear, for the first time. And their results suggest that this weird little creature has the most foreign genes of any animal studied so far – or to put it another way, roughly one-sixth of the tardigrade's genome was stolen from other species. We have to admit, we're kinda not surprised. 

Read More



The tardigrade genome has been sequenced, and it has the most foreign DNA of any animal