Moontanman Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 Genetic escape pods Microbes share and preserve their genetic material by releasing bodies that resemble viruses into the environment Packaging random snippets of DNA into virus-like capsules known as gene transfer agents, or GTAs, may be a key way for marine bacteria to exchange genetic information, a new paper in Science suggests. Read more: Genetic escape pods - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/57732/#ixzz11R5PR4go Quote
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