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Bacterial genome found within a fly's

DNA transfer from bacteria to animals is more common than thought.

Researchers have found a surprise hidden in the DNA of a fruitfly: what seems to be the entire genome of a parasitic bacterium called Wolbachia. Smaller bits of the promiscuous parasite's genetic material turned up in worms and wasps, too.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on August 30, 2007 07:00 PM |

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More of them, sperm cells can capture any DNA from an environment and bring it into ova during fertilization. Have a look at the presentations:
http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~kouznet/smgt.pdf
http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~kouznet/EA-FBIT2007.pdf

Posted by: Andrew Kuznetsov | December 15, 2007 03:16 PM

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