Use your neighbour's genes

Don Cowan ()
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Don Cowan: University College London

Nature, 2000, vol. 407, issue 6803, 466-467

Abstract: The genome of the acid- and heat-loving microorganismThermoplasma acidophilum has been sequenced. The sequence reveals the remarkable ability of this organism to pick up genes from other species, and suggests — contrary to expectations — that T. acidophilumis not the ancestor of eukaryotic cells.

Date: 2000
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