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Press Release 09-005
Modeling Genomic Erosion
Scientists sequence the genomes of symbiotic bacteria to study the process of genome reduction
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This photo shows a pink clone of different stages of A. pisum (pea aphid), growing on fava bean. A. pisum is the host species of the bacteria Buchnera aphidicola.
Credit: Nancy Moran, University of Arizona |
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This image shows DNA stain of a disrupted bacteriocyte, a specialized cell in the aphid that contains bacteria. The green dots are Buchnera cells (bacteria), while the larger body is an aphid nucleus.
Credit: Nancy Moran, University of Arizona |
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The researchers' findings appear in the January 16, 2009, issue of Science magazine.
Credit: Copyright 2009 AAAS |
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