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Horizontal Gene Transfer
Horizontal gene transfer is the transfer of genetic information across two unicellular or multicellular organisms. This is one of the driving forces behind bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics, as bacteria with resistance spread the resistance to other bacteria via transduction, transformation, or conjugation. While common in bacteria, HGT is a rare occurrence in multicellular organisms. One example is thought to be the transfer of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome.
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MAY 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
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MAY 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Microbiology
The majority of living organisms on Earth have adapted in some way to the daily cycle of night and day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of scientists has identified strains of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2019
Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria are all around us. They live on and inside of our bodies, and those microbes are able to easily share genes wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Microbiology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
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Written By:
FEB 27, 2018
Microbiology
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...
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Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 10, 2017
Microbiology
Some genes that encode for the capsule that protects S.pneumoniae bacteria are in an area that can change quickly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 04, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 14, 2016
Microbiology
Soil is rich with microbial life, and fungi within the soil provide bacteria with a matrix for movement and gene transfe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2016
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2016
Microbiology
We’re all familiar with vertical gene transfer (whether you know it or not). Vertical transfer describes the way y
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
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...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)