Gonorrhea acquires a piece of human DNA: First evidence of gene transfer from human host to bacterial pathogen Date: February 14, 2011 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Researchers have discovered the first evidence of a fragment of human DNA in a bacterium -- in this case gonorrhea. Research showed the gene transfer appears to be a recent evolutionary event. The discovery offers insight in
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