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What Do Beer, Dogs, And Soy Sauce Have In Common?

JAN 31, 2013
Scientists research domestication process in microbes.
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What Do Beer, Dogs, and Soy Sauce Have in Common?

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What do beer, dogs and cats have in common? A tale of microbial domestication

The Rokas Lab - Vanderbilt University

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  1. Microorganism - An organism made up of one or a small group of cells that can be seen under a microscope such as bacteria, algae and fungi.
  2. Domestication - A selection process in which a living organism is genetically changed to have traits that humans prefer.
  3. Genome - An organism’s complete genetic information.

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