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Horizontal gene transfer
Horizontal gene transfer - An evolutionary event involving the transfer of genes, from one species to another, in which the viable offspring gain genetic diversity. [NABIR Bioremediation Glossary] News archive for Horizontal gene transfer: |
Science Magazine (subscription)Most antibiotic resistance genes acquired through horizontal gene transfer have been originated in environmental microorganisms. In their original host,
A cold fish - Jul 10, 2008
Economist,But exactly how common such “horizontal� gene transfer is in fish remains to be seen. Until this piece of work was done, it was thought impossible,
International Team Sequences Genome of Parasitic Nematode - Jul 28, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),...“The striking similarity of these enzymes to bacterial homologs suggests that these genes were acquired by multiple [horizontal gene transfer] events,� the
A golden age for microbial ecology - Jul 23, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),These include a lack of knowledge on the most populous group of microorganisms, the phages, which have influential roles in horizontal gene transfer,
Phylogeneticanalyses suggest multiple changes of substrate ... - Jul 22, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),In bacteria, multiple gene duplications and lineage specific gene loss (and/or horizontal gene transfer) are required to explain the observed taxonomic
Chlamydial genes shed light on the evolution of photoautotrophic ... - Jul 15, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),It has been suggested that such genes were acquired by an ancient horizontal gene transfer from Chlamydiae to the ancestor of photosynthetic eukaryotes.
PhyloNet: A Software Package for Analyzing and Reconstructing ... - Jul 28, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Processes such as horizontal gene transfer (HGT),hybrid speciation, and interspecific recombination, collectively referred to as reticulate evolutionary
Are GMOs safe - Jul 15, 2008
Haleakala Times,...profiling all proteins, as well as the gene’s potential for moving into the cells and bacteria flora of the host (called horizontal gene transfer).
The Last Universal Common Ancestor: emergence, constitution and ... - Jul 9, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),...ie instances where a protein tree departs from the SSU-rRNA genealogy; consequently, horizontal gene transfer may not have the rampant character assumed
Full Text - Nov 29, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)This acquisition of foreign genes is generally referred to as horizontal gene transfer (as opposed to vertical inheritance, in which an organism receives
Biological Complexity Arises From Self-organizing Structure Of Genes - Nov 13, 2007
Science Daily (press release)..."Our acquired immune system is a product of horizontal gene transfer and is organized in a modular fashion," he said. Deem's study found that an organism's
Leading experts representing both sides of the issue shed light on ... - Nov 13, 2007
Molokai Dispatch,If this occurs with GE contamination, as in the previous paragraph the losers will die out – but in the case of horizontal gene transfer the “die out� may
A fruity dozen: sequencing effort nets many fly genomes - Nov 8, 2007
Ars Technica,The researchers detected only 44 new genes that were clearly not the result of horizontal gene transfer. Most of them were short, intron-free, and involved
Sifting through the evidence, the verdict is still fuzzy! - Nov 5, 2007
Deccan Herald,She believes that the horizontal gene transfer across species could mean big trouble for many local varieties. “The mixing is happening biologically and
Review of the REVIEW - 24 Aug 2007
Adventist Today,Whether and at what level extant living species share one or several common ancestral species, other processes are at work (such as horizontal gene transfer
GE Vaccine Implicated In Foot and Mouth Incident - Aug 21, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,...“ERMA is still denying the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can occur at levels that would cause damage. These trials show that GMO’s are able to cause
Ancient bugs from the ice - Aug 7, 2007
Ars Technica,It's also notable that a lot of horizontal gene transfer appears to take place between living bacteria, and it's not at all clear that any bacteria that
Ancient glacier creatures brought back to life - Aug 6, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,This 'horizontal' gene transfer process has probably occurred many times in Earth’s history and almost certainly has influenced the evolution of microbes.
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