A new review maps how bacterial anti-phage defenses, from restriction enzymes to Thoeris and CBASS immune signaling, shape ...
For billions of years, viruses and bacteria have been embroiled in an arms race. In response to constant attacks by viruses known as bacteriophages—more commonly called "phages"—bacteria evolve new ...
Definition: A restriction enzyme is a DNA-cutting protein, found mainly in bacteria and archaea, that recognizes a specific short DNA sequence and cleaves the double helix at or near that site. By ...