Tiny DNA ‘hitchhikers’ may be reshaping life in thawing Arctic soils

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Source: Monteuxs

A new study in the peatlands of northern Sweden provides one of the clearest pictures yet of how frequently microbes swap, gain and lose genes in nature. The study establishes a new framework for measuring genetic mobility in natural environments.

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