Posts Tagged ‘gene-transfer

Using “next generation” techniques researchers have decoded the genome of the fungus Sordaria macrospora.

Fungi have significant potential for “horizontal” gene transfer, a new study has shown, similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems.


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