<i>E. coli</i> Cells (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

<i>E. coli</i> Cells

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This is a microscopy image of individual E. coli cells engineered to fluoresce bright blue upon successful integration of the LINE-1 retroelement into their genome.

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Image courtesy of Thomas E. Kuhlman.

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