Ep. 23 - Hand Me Down Genes

We've learned that we rely on bacteria heavily with things like the microbiome, but have you ever wondered just how much we've relied on bacteria for evolving what can be thought as mammalian characteristics? Do humans and bacteria exchange genes? How do bacteria exchange genes? All this and more on today's episode..


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https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-gene-stolen-bacteria-set-stage-human-sight

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710180448.htm

https://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/bacterialworld/

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.1679

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrg2386