Viral genomes are differentiated from other replicons and genetic material, such as viroids or plasmids, through a unique three-part strategy for survival that is common to all viruses. First ...

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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

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Scientists have spent decades genetically modifying the bacterium Escherichia coli and other microbes to convert carbon dioxide into useful biological products. Most methods require additional ...

Over 3,200 species of wild animals are used as food. In some countries and regions, forests and trees provide around 20% of the income for rural households. Find out more about the connection ...

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Introduction For horizontally transferred genes with a wide distribution in both donor and recipient lineages, as well as in other taxonomy groups, phylogenetic trees were reconstructed to investigate ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not ...