SMART Researchers Uncover New Anti-Phage Defence Mechanisms in Bacteria (IMAGE)

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)

SMART Researchers Uncover New Anti-Phage Defence Mechanisms in Bacteria

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By replacing oxygen with sulfur in the DNA backbone to make a phosphorothioate modification, bacteria protect their DNA from invading viruses without changing the genetic code in the DNACaption

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Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology

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