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Absolutely the comparison I was intending to convey! Biology is a messy and beautiful place filled with competition and cooperation. :) As much as 8% of our DN
by keithwhor 6y ago
Absolutely the comparison I was intending to convey! Biology is a messy and beautiful place filled with competition and cooperation. :)
As much as 8% of our DNA was laterally transferred from viruses! In a sense, some infections result in a symbiosis with a host.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus
- wombatmobile 6y agoLateral DNA transfer is awesome. Check out this visualisation of the molecular apparatus assembled on the surface of a bacterium to inject a chunk of DNA into a neighbouring bacterium. Type 4 secretion system: ii- Pilus biogenesis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihlFqOK5cZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihlFqOK5cZM