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Horizontal gene transfer: How fungi improve their ability to infect insects
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Phys.Org

by Eva Sittig, Kiel University

Researchers at the Kiel Evolution Center have investigated for the first time in detail how a fungus important for biological plant protection can pass on an advantageous chromosome horizontally, using a …

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New research shows gene exchange between viruses and hosts drives evolution
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ScienceDaily

Source: University of British Columbia The first comprehensive analysis of viral horizontal gene transfer (HGT) illustrates the extent to which viruses pick up genes from their hosts to hone their infection process, while at the same time …

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Silverleaf Whiteflies Carry Plant-Derived Detoxification Gene, New Study Shows
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Sci News http://www.sci-news.com/biology/silverleaf-whiteflies-plant-derived-detoxification-gene-09490.html

The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) incorporated a gene called BtPMaT1 from plants into its genome roughly 35 million …

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Parasitic plants steal genes to become better parasites
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Cosmos https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/parasitic-plants-steal-genes-to-become-better-parasites

Researchers reveal ‘dramatic’ functional horizontal gene transfer. By Nick Carne

In the case of the dodder (genus Cuscuta) studied by biologists …

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