Virus-Cutting Enzyme Helps Bacteria Remember a Threat
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
Bacteria may not have brains, but they do have memories, at least when it comes to viruses that attack them. Many bacteria have a molecular immune system which allows these microbes to capture and retain pieces of viral DNA that they have encountered in the past, in order to recognize and destroy it when it shows up again.