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Archaea Sport Structures that Shuttle Genes Among Microbes
Researchers find so-called integrons, previously known only in bacteria, in their distantly related microbial relatives. 
Archaea Sport Structures that Shuttle Genes Among Microbes
Archaea Sport Structures that Shuttle Genes Among Microbes

Researchers find so-called integrons, previously known only in bacteria, in their distantly related microbial relatives. 

Researchers find so-called integrons, previously known only in bacteria, in their distantly related microbial relatives. 

horizontal gene transfer, evolution, microbiology

green algae, phytoplankton, giant virus, genetics & genomics, endogenization, evolution, diversity, eukaryote
Giant Viruses Can Integrate into the Genomes of Their Hosts
Amanda Heidt | Nov 19, 2020 | 4 min read
Rather than introducing small chunks of DNA as other viruses do, some giant viruses can contribute more than 1 million base pairs to a host’s genome, broadening the ways in which viruses may shape eukaryote evolution.
Fungus Repurposed a Bacterial Gene to Sense Gravity with Crystals
Viviane Callier | Apr 24, 2018 | 3 min read
Rather than getting a gene for its original function, a horizontal gene transfer provides the raw material for evolutionary innovation.
Gene Jumped to All Three Domains of Life
Kerry Grens | Dec 1, 2014 | 1 min read
By horizontal gene transfer, an antibacterial gene family has dispersed to a plant, an insect, several fungi, and an archaeon.
Algae Get Help to Go to Extremes
Sabrina Richards | Mar 7, 2013 | 3 min read
A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
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