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2007-03-29 Iraq

Genome Sequence Shows What Makes Bacteria Dangerous For Troops In Iraq

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Posted by 3dc 2007-03-29 11:07|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A leftover from Saddam's bioweapons program?

Posted by Iblis 2007-03-29 13:20|| 2007-03-29 13:20|| Front Page Top

#2 A surprising 17 percent of the DNA that codes for protein in this microorganism is present in "alien islands," or sequences that originated in other microorganisms

Vow. That's a real swinger bacterium.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-29 18:39|| 2007-03-29 18:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Look up plasmids. Bacteria are far more promiscuous than most humans.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-03-29 21:22|| 2007-03-29 21:22|| Front Page Top

#4 That's a real swinger bacterium.

The word for today is 'bacterial conjugation'. It's not exactly sex, but the little sumbitches *are* swapping their precious bodily fluids - well, cellular fluids. And not necessarily with the same species, either. Microbial sluts!

Posted by SteveS 2007-03-29 23:37|| 2007-03-29 23:37|| Front Page Top

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