Horizontal gene transfer helped algae survive in hostile climates:-http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34640/title/Algae-Get-Help-to-Go-to-Extremes/-The above is a good article. A bad article is commented upon and shows the type of hype I've complained about:-http://phylogenomics.blogspot.ca/2013/03/ugg-story-about-gene-transferevolution.html