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Borg DNA Found Inside Microbes Is Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen

2025-07-14 Science & Technology
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Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wDGy2i Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the bizarre biological discovery of Borg - an unusual DNA structure that works in a similar way to the Star Trek counterpart Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01947-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05256-1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.10.451761v1.full #borg #dna #biology 0:00 The Borg structures 1:05 Extrachromosomal DNA in bacteria and archaea 2:50 Archaea complexity and a new example 4:20 Strange genetic structure 6:05 Why this is so exciting and main discovery 8:30 New discovery and what this means Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Space Engine is available for free here: http://spaceengine.org Enjoy and please subscribe. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatdamath Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatdamath The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/34DUUlv CPU: https://amzn.to/2LZFQCJ Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab Star Trek, Fair Use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg#/media/File:Picard_as_Locutus.jpg Spaully CC BY-SA 2.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmid#/media/File:Plasmid_(english).svg Kelvinsong CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_cloning#/media/File:Gene_cloning.svg de:Benutzer CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmid#/media/File:Plasmid_em-en.jpg Ali Zifan CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prokaryote#/media/File:Prokaryote_cell.svg Lavinia Gambelli, Geert Cremers, Rob Mesman, Simon Guerrero, Bas E. Dutilh, Mike S. M. Jetten, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Laura CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylomirabilis_oxyfera#/media/File:Fmicb-07-01740-g002a_extr.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Top Comments (10)

@booboolips6053 2025-07-14

Species 8472 might have something to say about this.

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@whatdamath 2025-07-14

Hello wonderful person! I found a few unreleased videos from a while back and this is one of them! Here we'll discuss a somewhat recent discovery of a bizarre assimilating DNA fragment found in archaea that is now officially called Borg DNA In case you missed the announcement, my studio got flooded so I'm working on fixing stuff while traveling with my son. Thank you and enjoy

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@Snoopyzell 2025-07-14

You had me at Borg... fascinating

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@tinkerstrade3553 2025-07-14

I was sipping tea and relaxing till you pointed out the gut connection. Now every time Granny breaks wind, I'll wonder if she's being assimilated. 😮

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@magnetsjones 2025-07-15

Anton you're a legend, I've always imagined if I was an interstellar starship captain, you'd definitely be on there, very nerdy compliment I know but it reflects my gratitude for your devotion to providing science, tech, and other stories in a way that's fun and exciting but maintains a dedication to communicating and explaining the information in a down to Earth, enjoyable way

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@thegreywanderer8427 2025-07-14

I actually played a Star Trek boardgame today with my friends. I see the algorithm is getting pretty strong now, resistance is futile. 😅 🖖

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@Terran.Marine.2 2025-07-14

So, resistance is futile? 🤔

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@Aleiza_49 2025-07-14

Borg reference on an Anton vid, I'm here for it!!!❤

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@DanteGabriel-lx9bq 2025-07-15

It is fascinating how the Extremophiles are capable of using operons to switch to different tricks to survive dynamic harsh environments. My favorite ones are the Tardigrades.

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@scaranogaryj 2025-07-14

Great video Anton!🌴🌴🌴

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