Comments on: Every Man an Island, Pt. 2 http://bytesizebio.net/index.php/2009/01/26/every-man-an-island-pt-2/ The musings and ravings of a computational biologist about science, computers, music and, you know, stuff Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Less Interesting Times » Blog Archive » ביקורות בשורות http://bytesizebio.net/index.php/2009/01/26/every-man-an-island-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-46 The Less Interesting Times » Blog Archive » ביקורות בשורות Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:17:16 +0000 http://bytesizebio.net/?p=209#comment-46 [...] טוקיו הדגימו מבנה של תאים חיים על ידי יצירת בובה. כל אדם הוא אי… של חיידקים. מחקר חדש טוען שלא רק שיש מגוון אדיר של חיידקים בגוף [...] [...] טוקיו הדגימו מבנה של תאים חיים על ידי יצירת בובה. כל אדם הוא אי… של חיידקים. מחקר חדש טוען שלא רק שיש מגוון אדיר של חיידקים בגוף [...]

]]> By: idoerg http://bytesizebio.net/index.php/2009/01/26/every-man-an-island-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23 idoerg Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:05:34 +0000 http://bytesizebio.net/?p=209#comment-23 Roman, Thanks for pointing me to this article. Yes, HGT is a well known mechanism by which bacteria acquire new traits. Its importance and prevalence cannot be overstated, especially when looking into acquisition of drug resistance and virulence. It would be really interesting to see the role HGT plays in maintaining gut microbiome functionality over time, or any other microbial community for that matter. Iddo Roman,

Thanks for pointing me to this article. Yes, HGT is a well known mechanism by which bacteria acquire new traits. Its importance and prevalence cannot be overstated, especially when looking into acquisition of drug resistance and virulence. It would be really interesting to see the role HGT plays in maintaining gut microbiome functionality over time, or any other microbial community for that matter.

Iddo

]]> By: Roman Olynyk http://bytesizebio.net/index.php/2009/01/26/every-man-an-island-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Roman Olynyk Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:04:22 +0000 http://bytesizebio.net/?p=209#comment-19 These ideas fit well with the concept of horizontal gene transfer (HGT)that is discussed in a recent New Scientist article, "Why Darwin was wrong about the tree of life." http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126921.600-why-darwin-was-wrong-about-the-tree-of-life.html?full=true These ideas fit well with the concept of horizontal gene transfer (HGT)that is discussed in a recent New Scientist article, “Why Darwin was wrong about the tree of life.” http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126921.600-why-darwin-was-wrong-about-the-tree-of-life.html?full=true

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