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Nerdy Curio

 May 24, 2017

Insects Donate DNA to Unrelated Bugs

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What if you could transfer DNA by shaking hands with a stranger? In today’s Nerdy Curio from 60-Second Science, find out how horizontal DNA transfer might be a lot more common than we thought.

Aired May 10, 2017

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    Janet W
    Wow! Very interesting!
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