Australian scientists are using big data analysis of the genomes of 3500 species of micoorganisms, plants, algae and insects in order to find when "disease genes" jump species during evolution. Genes that have been laterally transferred may hold clues to genes that help the pathogen survive, evolve and cause disease, and therefore assist in the search for disease resistance.
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