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Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates


April 11, 2019

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Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling -- independent of their microbial hosts -- from one part of the body to another, researchers report in the journal Scientific ReportsFull Story

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