#  Pangenomic study suggests big DNA flip may have made house finches resistant to some diseases 

 





February 11, 2025

 

 

Research from postdoc [Bohao Fang](https://www.mcz.harvard.edu/people/bohao-fang) and MCZ faculty-curator [Scott Edwards](https://edwards.oeb.harvard.edu) suggests a big DNA flip may have made house finches resistant to some diseases. The project involved using DNA samples from MCZ's ornithology collection.

[What prompts genetic adaptation? Ask a finch. *Harvard Gazette*](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/what-prompts-genetic-adaptation-ask-a-finch/)



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Ornithology ](/news/ornithology)