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The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from … . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this …

… develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science … to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s …