‘Selfish’ genes called introners proven to be a major source of genetic complexity A new study proves that a type of genetic element called “introners” are the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species, also providing evidence of eight instan...

Microbes can share genes fairly easily, throwing them around willy-nilly. It appears that similar can happen for multicellular creatures too, due to ambitious genes that are almost viral in their quest for propagation.
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Stellar talk on #evolutionarygenetics and #selfishgenes by @harmitmalik.bsky.social @uthealthsa.bsky.social today

Let’s not lose hope that we can find our way to a better world. It might take time but we should realize that we aren’t the product of warring #SelfishGenes but the creation of #CooperativeCells
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