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Pretty birds studied by UWM researchers may help unlock genetics of fending off diseases

By: support   Date: 12/5/2017

The better looking a male tree swallow is, the more effective his immune genes are, and the more likely his offspring will be equipped to resist parasites and disease-causing pathogens, researchers have discovered.

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