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    Mystery CRISPR unlocked: A new ally against antibiotic resistance?

    2024-05-20T11:42:00Z

    CRISPR-Cas systems are bacterial adaptive immune systems that target and cut the nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) of invading genetic parasites like bacteriophages (phages); viruses that infect - and eventually kill - bacterial cells. They consist of two main components; the CRISPR array, which stores immune memory of past ...