[neverdem]

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[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Using a chain of deduction, we might assume that there is a reason for doing this. For example, I would be interested to know how this bacteria behaves in the presence of ionizing radiation.

One theory might be that it was more than usually resistant. But in turn, this raises a second question: just because it has lots of copies of its genome, can it use them?

That is, can it swap out a defective genome for a working one, or use a copy for error correction?

[VOA]

Giant bacterium carries thousands of genomes - Why does it bother?

Why I rarely read (fiction) novels.
Actual history/reality/science makes for much more incredible reading.

[muir_redwoods]

Here's a guess, not quite an hypothesis. The bacterium is testing out an unsuccessful mutation. It will prove to be no advantage, maybe. There might be some advantage in which case it will survive or even thrive.

Maybe

[xjcsa]

Plants are notorious for being genomically promiscuous, picking up extra genomes then losing them again in a cycle that can occur repeatedly in a plant's evolutionary history.

Whores.

[RightWhale]

Epulopiscium, a gargantuan bacterium that lives in the intestines of unicornfish, contains up to 200,000 copies

Reason? Greed?

[RichInOC]

“How do it know?”

[dighton]

You never know when you’ll need a spare genome, horse’s jawbone, beaded lampshade, or X-ray machine.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

Cool! Thanks for posting.

I wonder what the rate of replication is for these bacteria, and whether they routinely go through cycles of DNA synthesis/genome duplication without dividing. It’s possible that this large number of genomes began as a consequence of defective bacterial replication, and is now retained because of the advantage this gives to a large cell for protein production. The point someone made about whether or not these genomes are all active is an important one. Probably not all are active at any given point in time.

[elcid1970]

Hey, Admin Moderator:

Could you please relocate this thread so the words “President’s Daughter to Wed” and “Giant Bacterium” don’t appear on my screen at the same time?

I mean, it is so DailyKos to juxtapose the two!

[neverdem]

Tobacco as a self-medication and ‘wellness'

The Uneven Playing Field link to thread & regular NY Times' webpage

The Uneven Playing Field Times' printer frindly page, it's long, but interesting.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair (ACL) Slide show - Female athletes rupture their A.C.L.’s almost five times more than male athletes.

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[elkfersupper]

It’a a mainstream Republican.....no aim, no goal, incapable of shedding of excess baggage.

[SunkenCiv]

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[LiteKeeper]

Maybe that has the original blueprint was written by the Architect?

[Citizen Tom Paine]

My unstudied guess is that they are used when the bacteria wants to rapidly reproduce and form many copies of itself.