Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-evidence-interdomain-horizontal-gene-eye.html
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Evidence found of possible interdomain #horizontalgenetransfer leading to development of the eye in vertebrates @PNASNews https://pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2214815120 https://phys.org/news/2023-04-evidence-interdomain-horizontal-gene-eye.html

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-genes-pathways-horizontal-gene.html
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#Genes on the move: Mapping the pathways of #horizontalgenetransfer https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.220169 https://phys.org/news/2023-03-genes-pathways-horizontal-gene.html

Homology of DNA import systems in #archaea to the #conjugation transport systems in #bacteria.

New research in Nature Communications on: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36349-8

#microbiology #HorizontalGeneTransfer #evolution

...and the environment selects !

As someone with long term interests in #HorizontalGeneTransfer , I'm really interested in this new research exploring environment-specific selection of #plasmid adaptive traits in #bacteria

Find out more in this new research in mBio on:

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03191-22

#evolution #naturalselection #microbiology
#ecology

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-05-distantly-mushrooms-gained-ability-toxin.html
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Distantly related mushrooms gained the ability to make #toxin via #horizontalgenetransfer @PNASNews https://doi.org/gp4wgj https://phys.org/news/2022-05-distantly-mushrooms-gained-ability-toxin.html