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Selfish, Virus-Like DNA Can Carry Genes Between Species

The Quanta Podcast

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Selfish, Virus-Like DNA Can Carry Genes Between Species

Discover the fascinating research by Aaron Vogan on starships, massive mobile genetic elements in fungi that transfer key genes between pathogens, causing rolling epidemics of weak diseases and impacting genome evolution.

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