Bacterial and other microbes are thought to evolve primarily through binary ... compared the genomes of closely related ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

Copy number variants (CNVs) arise by homologous recombination (HR ... and seem to do so by similar mechanisms in bacteria, yeast and humans. Here we review current models of the mechanisms ...

Homologous recombination occurs when microbes exchange ... plants, fungi, and non-bacterial organisms, where DNA is exchanged during meiosis, but the outcome in terms of species cohesion may ...

In short, while bacteria may not have “sex lives” in the way humans do, their frequent DNA exchanges play a crucial role in keeping their species distinct and thriving. This discovery opens up ...

Bacterial and other microbes are thought to evolve primarily through binary ... compared the genomes of closely related microbes to see how genes were being exchanged. They found that a process called ...

However, new findings from Konstantinidis and his team suggest otherwise, positing that bacteria not only form species but also maintain cohesion within these species through mechanisms that closely ...

Homologous recombination plays essential roles in the repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) and collapsed replication forks. The fundamental reaction in homologous recombination is the exchange of ...

Bacterial and other microbes are thought ... They found that a process called "homologous recombination" plays a major role in keeping microbial species together. Homologous recombination occurs ...

Australian researchers have found that DNA repair may determine how cancer cells die following radiotherapy in a new study that may help improve cancer treatment and cure rates. To understand how ...