DNA-based bacterial parasite uses a completely new DNA editing method

Enlarge / Top row: individual steps in the reaction process. Bottom row: Cartoon diagram of the top row, showing the position of each DNA and RNA strand. Hiraizumi, etc. al. While CRISPR is probably the most prominent gene editing technology, there are others, some developed before and since. And humans have developed CRISPR variants to … Read more

Saturday Citations: Bacterial warfare, a self-programming language model, passive cooling in the big city

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! by Chris Packham, Phys.org Atomic resolution structural model of bacteriophage T4. Credit: Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, Ph.D. drvictorpadillasanchez.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 × close to Atomic resolution structural model of bacteriophage T4. Credit: Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, Ph.D. drvictorpadillasanchez.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 There’s a lot … Read more

Research shows that plant pathogens reuse phage elements for bacterial warfare

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain × close to Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain Bacteriophages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria, are ubiquitous in the natural world where they play a crucial role in regulating microbe populations in ways that are not yet … Read more