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Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 days ago

These Bacteria Invented Their Own VaccinesUsing Viruses

Bacteria use CRISPR to capture viral DNA spacers via a specialized enzyme, enabling adaptive immunity and informing potential antimicrobial-resistance treatments.
fromwww.nature.com
4 months ago
Coronavirus

Protein-primed homopolymer synthesis by an antiviral reverse transcriptase

The DRT9 system uses RNA templates to synthesize poly-deoxyadenylate as a novel bacterial immunity mechanism against viral infections.
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