Symbiotic revolutions at the interface of genomics and microbiology

by John M. Archibald

Symbiosis is an old idea with a contentious history. New genomic technologies and research paradigms are fueling a shift in some of its central tenets; we need to be humble and open-minded about what the data are telling us. Symbiosis is an old idea with a contentious history. New genomic technologies and research paradigms are fueling a shift in some of its central tenets; this Perspective argues that we need to be humble and open-minded about what the data are telling us.