This roundworm has been found to have "selfish" mitochondrial DNA - a biological oddity never before discovered in an animal. (Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered, for the first time in any animal species, a type of "selfish" mitochondrial DNA that is actually...

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