Tuesday, 1 March 2016

CRISPR-like ‘immune’ system discovered in giant virus

CRISPR-like ‘immune’ system discovered in giant virus

Mimivirus defence system might lead to new genome-editing tools. They say that the discovery of a working immune system in a mimivirus bolsters their claim that the giant virus represents a new branch in the tree of life.

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