A Pesky Insect Took an Evolutionary Shortcut
The Atlantic,
Millions of years ago, whiteflies pilfered a plant defense, and they have been benefiting ever since.
Millions of years ago, whiteflies pilfered a plant defense, and they have been benefiting ever since.
© TIM VERNON/SCIENCE SOURCE Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it…
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Bacterial DNA may integrate into the human genome more readily in tumors than in normal human tissue, according to a new study.