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Bacterial ‘jumping genes’ can target and control chromosome ends

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Transposons, or “jumping genes” — DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another — are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance.

Cornell University researchers have discovered a new mechanism these genes use to survive and propagate in bacteria…



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