Bacterial Complexity

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Yet another layer of complexity has been added to the lowly bacterial cell. It has been discovered they can undergo genetic silencing to guard themselves from mutations. A researcher stated this finding is “an extremely important system that had not been appreciated until now.”1

Prior to this discovery, it was thought all parts of the circular chromosome of the bacteria were fully expressed. In other words, t… More…

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Source: icr.org

    

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