Polar bears are rewiring their DNA to adapt to a warming Arctic
TL;DR
A study reveals that polar bears in southern Greenland are using 'jumping genes' to rapidly modify their DNA as a survival response to melting sea ice caused by climate change, though the threat to their survival remains significant.
- Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea ice Live Science
- How polar bears' DNA is adapting to warmer climates BBC
- Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate NBC News
- Polar bears are 'rewriting their DNA' to survive warming Arctic, study suggests ABC News
- Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds The Guardian
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