Transgenerational Inheritance: That Pathogen Gut Feeling.

Transgenerational Inheritance: That Pathogen Gut Feeling.
Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 21;30(24):R1486-R1488
Authors: Rechavi O
Abstract
Recognizing and remembering dangerous pathogens is of the utmost importance for an animal's survival. Nematodes use a digested bacterial small RNA molecule as a cue of pathogenicity. Inheritance of this RNA even protects the progeny from infection.
PMID: 33352132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Biology - December 21, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Rechavi O Tags: Curr Biol Source Type: research