Genes on the move. (Biology).(Frederic Bushman, Lateral DNA Transfer: Mechanisms and Consequences)

Lateral DNA Transfer: Mechanisms and consecutions Frederic Bushman. xvi + 448 pp hyemal Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002 woven fabric $59; paper, $39.

When we think of genetic transfer, we think of the transfer of gene from parent to offspring. The phenomenon of lateral (or horizontal) gene transfer delineates a departure from this standard paradigm: The organisms involved can belong to different species, or uniform different kingdoms. In a typical example, a genetic series can be virtually lifted on the outside of a chromosome of undivided organism and deposited directly into the chromosome of