Bacterial Reproduction More Complex Than Previously Thought

Researchers at Imperial College London have found that the reproduction system of bacteria known as recombination, through which they mix their genetic material with the DNA from dead bacterial cells and inserting these into their own genome, is more complex than initially thought. The findings, published today in iPLoS Genetics/i, could help us understand why bacteria which cause serious diseases are able to evade vaccines and rapidly become drug-resistant.Dr ...

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