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Study: Electric Discharges from Electric Eels Enhance DNA Transformation in Fish Larvae

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Biologists from Nagoya University and Kyoto University hypothesized that electric eels could potentially function as a gene transfer mechanism in their aquatic environment. The electric eel was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766 as Gymnotus electricus, later revised as Electrophorus electricus in 1864.
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Study: Electric Discharges from Electric Eels Enhance DNA Transformation in Fish Larvae

Electric eels -- three species of freshwater fish in the genus Electrophorus -- are known for their ability to produce electric organ discharge reaching voltages of up to 860 V. The post Study: Electric Discharges from Electric Eels Enhance DNA Transformation in Fish Larvae appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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sci.news broke the news in on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
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