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Adapting to Changes
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Adapting to new environments would be crucial for the long-term survival of most ecosystems as climate change tends to raise temperatures, increase drier conditions, and alter precipitation patterns. According to researchers at the University of New Hampshire, more than one genetic pathway allows animals to adapt to survive in colder, desert-like environments and exist without water. This is critical not only for their survival but also for developing gene therapies to treat dehydration-related illnesses in humans, such as kidney disease. It teaches us that there is more than one way to bake a cake, Jocelyn Colella, a postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary biology, said. In other words, animals will respond to desert conditions in a variety of ways, and learning this genetic diversity is a silver lining for all creatures that would be required to accli