<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/preserving-genetic-diversity-gives-wild-populations-their-best-chance.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero/><pubDate>11/17/2021</pubDate><title>Preserving genetic diversity gives wild populations their best chance</title><description>Nov. 17, 2021 - Sarah Fitzpatrick was part of a team that found that maintaining genetic variation is critical to allowing wild populations to adapt to future environmental changes.</description><author/><hero-image><img src="" alt="Preserving genetic diversity gives wild populations their best chance"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2021/preserving-genetic.jpg" alt="Preserving genetic diversity gives wild populations their best chance"/></image></item>