Making a meal of DNA in the seafloor

ScienceDaily
Jun 14, 2021, 3:39 pm114 pts
While best known as the code for genetic information, DNA is also a nutrient for specialized microbes. An international team of researchers has discovered several bacteria in sediment samples from the Atlantic Ocean that use DNA as a food source. One bacterium newly named by the team in fact is a true expert in…

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