Strange libraries of supplementary genes nicknamed 'Borg' DNA appear to supercharge the microbes that possess them, giving them an uncanny ability to metabolize materials in their environment faster than their competitors.
), researchers have continued to analyze the diversity of sequences methane-munching microbes store in these unusual genetic depositaries in an effort to learn more about the evolution of life.that assimilate other beings into a collective hive mind, these mysterious DNA elements perform a similar trick by absorbing beneficial genes from many different organisms over vast periods of time.
Through advanced genome analysis, it was revealed that Borgs match a lot of the methane-metabolizing genes initself. In fact some Borgs have all the mechanisms required to eat up methane on their own, provided they're within a cell that is able to express the Borg's genes.
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