Rapid adaptation to a globally introduced virulent pathogen in a keystone species
Loren Cassin‐Sackett, Mirian T. N. Tsuchiya, Rebecca B. Dikow
This study identifies genetic markers associated with plague survival in prairie dogs by comparing genomes of survivors and non-survivors, finding conserved genes linked to human plague survival.
PNAS Nexus · Jun 30, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology