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Mystery Of The Bdelloid Dry Spell Solved

Bdelloid rotifers haven't had sex for 30 million years and that's puzzling. Most asexual animals are doomed to extinction. Reporting in the journal Science, Paul Sherman and Chris Wilson explain the extraordinary adaptations that allow these rotifers to persist in celibacy. Watch the video.

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