Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:48
in Biology & Nature
Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling – independent of their microbial hosts – from one part of the body to another, researchers report in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings are […]