A study has found that an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to transfer genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels ...

In something straight out of a comic book, electric eels may be able to shoot DNA into other animals when they zap them with electricity. The electric eel can release up to 860 volts of ...

Life Electric eel zaps can genetically modify other nearby animals. Scientists use electricity to make cells take up DNA – and the same process could happen in nature thanks to electric eels ...

Afterward the scientists fed a goldfish to an electric eel, prompting it to emit pulses of up to 185 volts in the tank. (Don't worry, the fish were given anesthesia.) ...

Used frequently in the lab, electroporation is often used to transform bacteria and yeast; the electric field opens up tiny pores in cell membranes, which allows DNA to move in.

The electric eel is an amazing animal that can unleash up to 860 volts of electricity. Scientists have now found that the eel's electric current can also lead to the uptake of genetic material by fish ...

From the electric eel to the echidna, many animals rely on electric currents to communicate, find prey, and defend themselves. Electric eels (which are not true eels) can generate more than 800 ...

Man is not the only animal which can produce electricity. No insect, no bird, no other mammal can, but five fishes are living dynamos. Of these the biggest and most potent is the electric eel ...

These electric eels are air breathers and fulfil 80 per cent of their oxygen needs by the intake of air into their mouths. Because of this, these eels are able to thrive in oxygen-poor waters.

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