“Wild stuff does happen.” The trillions of bacteria in our bodies regularly exchange DNA with each other, but the idea that their genes could end up in human DNA has been very controversial. In 2001, ...

Microbial genomic DNA was extracted from 5 g of well-mixed ... followed by phenol–chloroform–butanol extraction. The purified DNA was quantified with agarose gel electrophoresis, an ND ...

Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it between cells. In 1928, 25 years before the structure of DNA was solved, British bacteriologist ...

Discover a recent study that has examined the scalp microbiome in Black women diagnosed with central centrifugal cicatricial ...

The Prince of Wales enjoyed the "best day of my life" when he was encouraged to spray pond water at the press on a visit to a ...

DNA transfer between bacteria plays a crucial role in their survival. Yet, a key aspect of this process has remained underexplored: how is the exchange of genetic material so prevalent despite ...

The Prince of Wales asked a research scientist whether she could find the Loch Ness Monster, insisting that it was what “everyone” wanted to know.