Saturday 26 September 2015

A whale of a tale

WHALES AHOY
A whale of a tale
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 23, 2015 - To some, it may not come as a surprise to learn that the great whales are carnivores, feeding on tiny shrimp-like animals such as krill. Moreover, it might not be surprising to find that the microbes that live in whale guts -the so-called microbiome- resemble those of other meat eaters. But scientists now have evidence that the whales' microbiome shares traits with creatures not known to e ... more


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