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Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them

Ivan Erill receives funding from the US National Science Foundation After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture a virus as a nasty spiked ball – a mindless killer that gets ...
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SMART researchers discover novel phage DNA modifications that offer new hope against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

A groundbreaking discovery reveals a unique way phages modify their DNA with arabinose sugars to protect themselves from bacterial defence systems This innovative discovery could lead to more ...
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Phage Therapy Could Leverage Retrons to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

There’s nothing retro about retrons, which are bacterial molecules that produce DNA. Although retrons ordinarily serve an immune function in bacteria, they can, upon modification, acquire a genetic ...
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Viruses may be 'watching' you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ivan Erill, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (THE CONVERSATION) After more ...