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What led to the catastrophe was horizontal gene transfers with secondary symbionts that occurred naturally. | What led to the catastrophe was horizontal gene transfers with secondary symbionts that occurred naturally. | ||
Either the fungi directly exchanged genetic material, or bacteria acted as a carrier between the primary, artificially-created fungi and the secondary, natural-occurring fungi. | Either the fungi directly exchanged genetic material, or bacteria acted as a carrier between the primary, artificially-created fungi and the secondary, natural-occurring fungi. Additionally it is possible that gene transfer between the bacteria was [https://phys.org/news/2022-11-archaea-integrons-cross-domain-gene.html mediated by archaea]. These now known numbers of uncertainties underlines that the field testing shouldn't have been pushed. | ||
In the new fungal hosts, the decontamination codes had enough time to experience mutations which replaced the artificial amino acids. The mutation rate was quite high due to the radioactivity of the test sites. | In the new fungal hosts, the decontamination codes had enough time to experience mutations which replaced the artificial amino acids. The mutation rate was quite high due to the radioactivity of the test sites. | ||