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One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another
In this illustration, Wolbachia, a bacterial parasite, enters a host cell, then Wolbachia DNA is incorporated into the DNA of the host cell.
This discovery was made as part of a research project supported by the National Science Foundation Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research program, which supports large, integrative projects addressing major questions in biology.
This image accompanied NSF press release, "One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another Species' Genome."
Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation
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