Cheese-making led to gene-swapping orgy of bacterial bestiality | New Scientist

An “orgy of bacterial bestiality?” As my friend Max might say, “let the wild rumpus start!” I could not resist this headline from New Scientist. Raw cheese may save my gut and the planet. Read on!


The bacteria that create our cheeses are exchanging genes like mad as they compete to survive in this new environment

Source: Cheese-making led to gene-swapping orgy of bacterial bestiality | New Scientist

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