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"In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine the history of all life. Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of this new field -- the study of life's diversity and relatedness at the molecular level -- is horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the movement of genes across species lines. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important; we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived sideways by viral infection--a type of HGT."--Amazon.com
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The Tangled Tree, David Quammen
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- The Tangled Tree
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Quammen
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 1476776636
- ISBN13
- 9781476776637
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Science & Math, Nature, Natural sciences, Biology, Science, Evolution
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- "In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine the history of all life. Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of this new field -- the study of life's diversity and relatedness at the molecular level -- is horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the movement of genes across species lines. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important; we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived sideways by viral infection--a type of HGT."--Amazon.com