Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Bacteria and Viruses Have DNA Too
In the 1940s, scientists discovered bacteria conjugation, the process of DNA transfer or bacterial sex. The discovery proved that bacteria and viruses contain DNA and led to a Nobel prize. Interested individuals learn about the...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Infectious Disease: Bacterial Conjugation
Learn how bacteria can transfer genetic material to other bacteria through conjugation. [0:23]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Prokaryote Reproduction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how prokaryotes reproduce.