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THE FIRST EXAMPLE. "The origin of the eukaryotic nucleus serves as a first example for the important role of natural genome-editing competences of viruses." https://lnkd.in/e-pJFM6 View in LinkedIn

JUNK DNA AND COMPLEXITY. "Interestingly, increasing complexity correlates with the expansion of non-coding DNA." https://lnkd.in/e-pJFM6 View in LinkedIn

THREE EXAMPLES of viral genome-editing of the host now follow. https://lnkd.in/eHm9yxZ View in LinkedIn

"INCREASING COMPLEXITY and diversity involved genetic innovations, new combinatorial patterns of genetic content, non-coding regulatory networks and modifications of the genomic architecture." https://lnkd.in/e-pJFM6 View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS an introduction to the surprising lifestyles of carnivorous plants. Adapted for nutrient-poor habitats, with active and fast-moving insect trapping mechanisms including ingenious slippery surfaces, and digestive enzymes, these plants surely change the time-frames we usually see plants within, from weeks to minutes. To be continued next weekend. View in LinkedIn

VIRAL SPECIES DRIVER. "The formation of all kingdoms, their families, genera, and species relies on the effects of viral colonization and results in diversified lineages and ultimately in the evolution of new species." https://lnkd.in/e-pJFM6 View in LinkedIn

UNDERGROUND PREDATION. "We also document both a unique capturing strategy for carnivorous plants and a case of a plant that traps and digests nematodes with underground adhesive leaves." https://lnkd.in/eGcB3qT View in LinkedIn

"MASSIVE VIRAL COLONIZATION occurred from the very beginning of life, starting with the evolution of Bacteria and Archaea, later on of Protoctista and multicellular Eukaryota." https://lnkd.in/e-pJFM6 View in LinkedIn

UNIQUE PROTEINS IN PITCHER PLANTS. "The digestive fluid of Nepenthes rafflesiana is highly viscoelastic and that this physical property is crucial for the retention of insects in its traps. Trapping efficiency is shown to remain strong even when the fluid is highly diluted by water, as long as the elastic relaxation time of the fluid is higher than the typical time scale of insect movements." https://lnkd.in/eufMNnU View in LinkedIn

LUIS P. VILLARREAL. "In the last decade metagenomic assessments have led us to realize that viruses are the dominate biological entities of the biosphere and are the most numerous, diverse and dynamic genetic agents on Earth. Although viruses have long been dismissed from the Tree of Life a simply destructive and selfish extra-genomic genetic parasites, comparative genomics now makes it clear that viral colonization distinguishes all domains of life." https://lnkd.in/enQH9Fn View in LinkedIn