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The fate of transgenes in the human gut

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Gut microbes that cannot be recovered in artificial culture may acquire and harbor genes from genetically modified plants.

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Figure 1: A possible route for transfer of DNA from plant cells in the human diet to bacteria.

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Heritage, J. The fate of transgenes in the human gut. Nat Biotechnol 22, 170–172 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0204-170

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