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Genetic Acquisition

This rotifer has just survived a life-threatening infection. When a fungal disease attacked, she switched on hundreds of genes that her ancestors copied from microbes, including antibiotic recipes stolen from bacteria. Notes: This animal is about a quarter of a millimetre long and belongs to the species Adineta ricciae. It has two red eyes on its head.

Tiny Wheel Animals Steal Bacterial Genes to Make Their Own Antibiotics

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