«It therefore appears that the cell amplifies the growth signal due to the presence of extra gene copies. (sciencedaily.com)
Instead, extra genes picked up by some pathogens can cause different strains to have wildly different effects on the immune system, even in... (sciencenews.org)
Today scientists engineer microbes either by adding a few extra genes or fine - tuning the genes they already have, tinkering on top of nature's templates. (discovermagazine.com)