hgt.
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This involves human parietal HGT-1 cells, which are able to secrete protons and, like taste cells, have bitter taste receptors.
From Science Daily
The scientist emphasizes that the results not only contribute to a better understanding of the role of taste receptors in the stomach but would also show that HGT-1 cells could be suitable as a replacement model for taste cells.
From Science Daily
As we’ve learned from recent work, HGT is much less common here: You are far less likely than an E. coli to pick up and incorporate into your genome a piece of DNA you find lying about.
From Washington Post
Today, that sketched-out tree of Darwin still looks good, even if, à la Quammen, we should add a couple of faint dashed lines showing HGT between its spreading branches.
From Washington Post
However, these HGT events, often mediated by viruses, do occur in complex species.
From Washington Post
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