Jumping genes are changing polar bear genomes… for the better? 🐻‍❄️🤔 New research shows a subpopulation of polar bear in Southern Greenland has increased activation of transposable elements (jumping genes) compared to northern living bears that is caused by their warmer environment 🥵 Could this subpopulation be an emerging species of polar bear that will withstand the habitat destruction caused by climate change? 🌎 Only time will tell 🗓️ #science #polarbear #genetics #STEM #evolution