Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)
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The Most Beautiful Experiment in Biology
Joshua Letterberg was 21 when he discovered bacteria sex. E. coli mutants could exchange genes somehow. Studying E. coli would lead to other huge advancements, such as discovering that viruses had genetic material. By studying E. coli, scientists were learning about the rules that govern life itself and even what it means to be alive.
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