A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels – and other electricity-generating organisms – could affect genetic modification in nature.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Electricity, DNA, Genetics, Nagoya University
Electric eel’s zap can transfer genes to nearby animals, study finds
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