Johns Hopkins Medicine: New Study Sheds Light on How Bacteria 'Vaccinate' Themselves With Genetic Material From Dormant Viruses
March 22, 2025
March 22, 2025
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
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New Study Sheds Light on How Bacteria 'Vaccinate' Themselves with Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses
Key Takeaways:
* Bacteria get invaded by viruses called phages.
* Scientists are studying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend themselves from phages, which will inform new phage-based treatments for bacterial infections that a . . .
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New Study Sheds Light on How Bacteria 'Vaccinate' Themselves with Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses
Key Takeaways:
* Bacteria get invaded by viruses called phages.
* Scientists are studying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend themselves from phages, which will inform new phage-based treatments for bacterial infections that a . . .