ApocaDocs: Viruses Found Transmitting Genes Among Bacteria

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Posted Mon Mar 24 2008: from Fox News (US):


	Viruses Found Transmitting Genes Among Bacteria http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1206399016 "We've found previously that the viruses can move between biomes [ecological communities] pretty easily," Rohwer told LiveScience. "So in theory they should be able to move things from one part of the world to another."... That means genes that would confer environmental protection or some other adaptive tool could trek long distances via viruses from bacteria in one part of the world to another region.... "We're finding those genes in the viruses, which suggests that the viruses, when they're doing infection, they're actually manipulating the behavior of the bacteria when they're in them," Rohwer said.... In fish farms, the researchers found the viruses delivered "eating" genes to bacteria.

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"Delivered 'eating genes' to bacteria"?!
Yikes!