Miscellaneous: Gene 'Relocation' Key to Most Evolutionary Change in Bacteria

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In a new study, scientists at the University of Maryland and the Institut Pasteur show that bacteria evolve new abilities, such as antibiotic resistance, predominantly by acquiring genes from other bacteria.
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