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Jumping Genes: Engineered to Move
Scientists recently found a “jumping gene” in an odd place. An RNA molecule from a tiny predatory bacterium had entered the cells of a very different microbe.1 Some reports said this could help genes spread between species.2 But the study did not show a new genetic system forming. It showed an existing system moving genetic material from one cell to another.
The team studied Candidatus Velamen... More...
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