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CRISPR-mediated phage resistance and the ghost of coevolution past

The past is never dead. It's not even past William Faulkner (1951) Bacteria can acquire heritable immunity to viral (phage) enemies by incorporating phage DNA into their own genome. This mechanism of anti-viral defence, known by the acronym CRISPR, simultaneously stores detailed information abo...

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Autores principales: Vale, Pedro F., Little, Tom J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20236977
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.0055