Gene 'relocation' key to most evolutionary change in bacteria
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 18:20
in Biology & Nature
In a new study, scientists at the University of Maryland and the Institut Pasteur show that bacteria evolve new abilities, such as antibiotic resistance, predominantly by acquiring genes from other bacteria.
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