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  • Study: Microbes in humans swap genes, even across tissue boundaries

    Apr 11, 2019 8:45 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Illinois alum Arshan Nasir studied genetic exchange among human-associated microorganisms. Photo by Carlos Trujillo, Los Alamos National Research Laboratory

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    • Illinois alum Arshan Nasir studied genetic exchange among human-associated microorganisms. Photo by Carlos Trujillo, Los Alamos National Research Laboratory

    Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling from one part of the body to another.